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Windows 98 installation steps

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Run fdisk
Run format C:
Run SYS A: C: to copy MS-DOS system files to disk.
Reboot from disk.
Run the following to create the Windows install directory:

MD C:\WINDOWS
MD C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS
MD C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS

Copy the Windows 98 installation files from the bootable ISO to the disk. e.g. COPY D:\WIN98\*.* C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS
Reboot from disk.
[Possibly Optional] Enable the Extended Memory Manager and SMARTDrive disk caching with the commands:

CD C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS
XMSMMGR
SMARTDRV 2048 2048

Run setup.exe /is /p j

"/p j" enables ACPI support, which is required in VirtualBox.
"/is" is optional, skips Scandisk.

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