Windows 95/98 with an i7 975 processor on a system running Windows 95/98.
Windows 95/98 with an i7 975 processor on a system running Windows 95/98.
Hello, I’d like to set up Windows 98 or Windows 95 on my i7 975 with an ASUS P6 motherboard and a 660 Ti. I have a Windows 95 installation disk, but it doesn’t boot to the DVD drive. Can someone suggest a solution?
You might set up a contemporary operating system like Windows 10, use VMware, and obtain an ISO for versions 95 or 98.
I checked the disk a while back and everything worked just fine. It normally installs on a Pentium 3, so I figured it would too. I just thought it would be a fun experiment to try on a newer machine.
Setting up the operating system would be quite challenging. The OS lacks compatibility with today’s advanced technologies. It completely misunderstands concepts like SATA, PCI-E, and so forth. Even Windows 95 and 98 couldn’t handle the vast amounts of RAM available now. Back then, 1GB seemed like a fantasy—similar to discussing "1 Exabyte" today or imagining 1,073,741,824 GB of RAM. People at the time often said such amounts wouldn’t exist in their lifetime. Consequently, Windows 9x only recognized smaller values and would flag you as lacking sufficient memory. To install Windows 95, you’d have to boot from a compact MSDOS floppy drive, which was necessary because the later disks weren’t bootable. The floppy came packaged with the CD, and you’d need a compatible drive—possibly USB—to work. Check if your motherboard supports legacy mode in BIOS, and disable any advanced settings like power-saving features or SATA controllers that aren’t recognized.
Most VM can adjust to different computer configurations for use with various operating systems.