Just 'ghosted' a DELL Optiplex windows 95 pc into a VM (ESX 3.0.1). When we power on the VM it gives Windows 95 spalsh screen and seems to boot but stops with 'Windows Protection Error'. Safe mode did boot ok once after this but VM now no longer boots. Is there a proper documeted way to 'convert. Windows 98™, 95, ME Welcome to Geeks to Go - Register now for FREE Geeks To Go is a helpful hub, where thousands of volunteer geeks quickly serve friendly answers and support. Just 'ghosted' a DELL Optiplex windows 95 pc into a VM (ESX 3.0.1). When we power on the VM it gives Windows 95 spalsh screen and seems to boot but stops with 'Windows Protection Error'. Safe mode did boot ok once after this but VM now no longer boots. Is there a proper documeted way to 'convert.
After getting into SETUP,for Win 95, I get 'Error 0013. Setup could not create files on your startup drive and cannot set up Windows. If you have HPFS or Windows NT file system you must create an MS-Dos boot partition. If you have LANtastic server or SuperStar compression, disable it before running setup'.
I ran FDISK, have active primary partition, and formatted C drive. I tried this a few times but keep getting the same results.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you
Run Windows 95 On Dosbox
In this article, we will examine step by step how to fix the Protection Error error for Win95 virtual machine running on the Oracle VM VirtualBox virtualization program.
How to Fix Windows Protection Error
If you encounter this error when installing Windows 95, an older operating system, using the Oracle VM VBox virtualization program on the VM, the solution to this fault is quite simple.
After completing the installation of Win 95 on VirtualBox, you will see a mistake 'While initializing device OS: Win Protection Error. You need to restart your computer.' failure when the setup restarts the virtual machine to finish the last steps.
This fault can often be due to incompatible hardware drivers, unsupported hardware, or startup apps.
For VM Protection Failure resolution, we will fix this problem by turning off VT-x from the VM settings.
In our previous article, we did a step-by-step Win 95 installation using Oracle VM VBox.
How to Repair Boot Error in Win 95/98/2000
When you look at the image below, you will be able to see this error better. This error causes a boot error when you want to use the Win95, Win98 or Win2000 operating system with Oracle VM VBox. Because, according to today's operating systems, virtualization programs are being developed.
Step 1
First, completely shut down the Win 95 VM. Click X (Close) to close the VM and select Power off the machine option in the Close VM window that opens and click the OK button.
Step 2
Click the Right Key / Settings on Windows 95 from the VirtualBox VM partition. In the Windows 95 settings window, first, click System and in the right pane, on the Acceleration tab, clear the Enable VT-x / AMD-V checkbox against Hardware VT-x and click the OK button.
Step 3
Dosbox Windows 95 Online
When you reboot the Win 95 VM, you will see this error resolved. As a result, check the Enable VT-x / AMD-V option when you encounter this error when running older Microsoft operating systems on VT-x programs.
Win 95 Dosbox
Final Word
Dosbox Windows 95 Emulator
In this article, we have fixed the Win 95/98/200 Boot Error that we encounter when installed Windows 95 with Oracle VM VBox. Thanks for following us!
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