Hi,
tried many things. I created a VM for Windows ME but everytime I fail. Same with Windows 95 (orginal disk). I have downloaded the German Me iso from FTP.... Won't boot up. The VM stays black! I downloaded the english OEM Me Iso from FTP, yeahy it boots up but it's Chinese? I get a chinese font , can't read anything, who speaks Chinese . I downloaded MSDN iso and it don't boots up again (and if I format the disk with Windows Me OEM Disk and then start up with MSDN it says Invalid System disk).
I'm really angry after downloading 3 iso's not working !
Same problem with my orginal Windows 95 disk (but I can remember I had installed it in Virtual PC 2009 or so).
I thought about a Start disk, but I'm unsure.
The Startdisk starts fine with CD Support, then I do fdsik an create a DOS Partion and set it active. It says E: is the CD-Rom drive. I connect the .iso but however I can't go to the drive E:

typing in:
cd E:\
----
gives me:

A:\> cd E:\ [pressing Enter]
A:\>
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typing in:
cd E:
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gives me:
A:\> cd E: [pressing enter]
E:\

A:\>

I'm getting frustrated. What to do?
P.S: When I type setup.exe it says It's a invalid Media type ready C: (Abort/Retry/Fail). Typing in f for fail gives me the same message 3 times then says It will do a Routinecheck like when you install. After Pressing enter a the Blue check screen flashs and then It goes back to the console. Typing in Setup.exe again lets the PC freeze.
(Now dowloading German Upgrade and hope it will go well)

fdisk
format c: /autotest

typed in format C:/autotest
it went successfull.
Now?


Edit: after booting up without Startdisk, (German) Me says Invalid System Disk.

I've done the installation via an upgrade from Windows 98.
But I still have the same problem with Windows 95 disk, does anyone now how to solve this problem?

Tried getting a DOS bootdisk with CD drivers and starting setup from there?

Oh and from what I understand, you aren't actually changing the drive letter. To switch drive letters you need to type it. For example:

A:\> CD E:\test [Enter]
A:\>
A:\> E:\ [Enter]
E:\Test>

Isn't CD used for directory switching? As soulman said, get a bootdisk with CD-ROM support, prepare the drive for installation and then move to drive E by typing "E:".

umm try an English version? Or do you really want a chinese one?

Also of course it's gonna say invalid system disk because all you have is an active partition, you don't have a boot sector or operating system installed.

anyway do like so:

A:\> E:
E:\> SETUP

or

E:\> CD WIN9X
E:\WIN9X> OEMSETUP

have fun :rollseyes:

He thought he had an English version until he tried to install it. That's when he found out it's Chinese...

IT's chinese really test it...
soulman helped me

All I can say is Banana and Oak pudding.

ok if this may help i have virtual machine for 98/me maybe xp its about 5mb msg me and ill upload it if you want it

5MB for a VHD can't be right. I've got ViennaXP set off and showed him what to do, so he shouldn't have any issues now.

He means you need a Oak or Banana CD-ROM drivers for that...

MSCDEX /D:mscd001 /L:D?

Is this what you are looking for?






I have it installed in VMware 7.0.0 Build 203739

works fine here on Virtual PC, I used the MSDN version