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Windows 98 is an operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of.

Download Windows Virtual Machine Images Microsoft hasВ .

If you are using Windows 95 or Windows 98 in a virtual machineвЂ‹.

A virtual machine is a virtual representation, or emulation, of a physical computer.

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If you have Windows 10 Pro, you have Hyper-V, which is Microsoft's VM.

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What you can do is install the VM on Windows 10 and run XP from there. Blue Screen Of Death - On Windows 98 by thecodinggenius123В .This is Windows 98, running in an Electron app. I downloaded and installed 26 versions of Windows 98 in virtual machines, and extracted text from mspaint.exe in each one ofВ . you another incentive to accept Windows Update's offers to download every updateВ . Otherwise, SoftWindows is a bit faster and bit less fussy.In some cases, the addition of an SP makes the emulation less than ideal. If cost is most important to you, buy Virtual PC. It's a close call each has features I'd like to see in the other.

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Both programs, however, let you cut and paste text and graphics from a Mac program to a PC program and vice versa. You can drag and drop files from either environment to the other to make a copy instantly, something SoftWindows doesn't do. In Mac-to-PC file swapping, Virtual PC has the edge. Both printed my test document successfully, but SoftWindows got the colors right while Virtual PC printed brown as red and purple as pink. When printing to my color inkjet, SoftWindows clearly did a better job. I honestly found it hard to detect the difference. Speaking of performance, third-party benchmark tests indicate that SoftWindows has about a 15 to 20 percent advantage over Virtual PC. While some PC games such as Tomb Raider have tested impressively on Virtual PC, I doubt that in most cases serious gamers will find the performance of either program sufficient. On SoftWindows it was unplayable on Virtual PC I was able to play the game, but had to shrink the game screen to the smallest size possible to achieve worthwhile speed. Tests of a demanding Windows game, Comanche Gold, were dismal. Likewise, the Windows95 operating system was resonably responsive when accessing files, opening folders and handling other routine jobs.ДЇTC Games were another story. Windows programs with moderate system requirements such as Word ran fairly smoothly on both emulators, free of the sluggishness the multimedia titles I tried. I installed Microsoft Office '97 and could run every module - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access - with no problems. I installed America Online for Windows, signed on through my modem and even surfed the Web. Running several common Windows programs produced acceptable results on both emulators. While I eventually got everything to cooperate, neither program offered serious documentation to help me.Д«oth programs can read removable media such as Zip disks, but you must take the extra step of designating them as 'shared folders.' You can also designate any folder on your Mac's hard drive as a shared folder, making the same files accessible to Mac and PC programs. Generally this was true, but I did need to tweak some settings, especially with Virtual PC. Insignia and Connectix say their programs can use any peripherals attached to your Mac, including printers, modems, and CD-ROM drives. Virtual PC wants at least 150 MB, but you'll need more if you want to install PC programs of any size.

SoftWindows asks for at least 200 MB of hard drive space. Both emulators create a huge file that acts as a simulated C: drive on a PC. If your hard drive is low on space, prepare to clean house. I would recommend at least 48 megs of RAM.

Virtual PC requires 24 MB of memory, with 32 recommended SoftWindows requires 16 megs, with 24 recommended. The faster your Mac, the better off you'll be.Д®ven if you own a spiffy new G3, you'll need plenty of RAM. Tolerable Windows emulation requires at least a 603-based PowerMac running at 180 MHz or faster. If you own a first-generation 601-based PowerMac, don't bother.

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To compare the two emulators, I spent two weeks testing them on my home Mac, a Power Computing PowerTower Pro sporting a 604e processor running at 180 MHz.Д«efore you consider purchasing either program, be warned that they devour system resources.

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But unless you intend to run demanding programs - such as PC games that rely heavily on Microsoft's DirectX technology - software emulation is the cheapest, most practical way to get your Mac to do Windows.

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