Otherwise, it will keep on trying to install the CPU patch.Ħ) Restart the machine. Install the CPU patch.ĥ) Power off the machine, and remove the ISO file from the D: drive. Then, under the attributes section, click on the CD icon, click on 'Choose Virtual Optical Disk File.' and browse to the ISO file you just downloaded.Ĥ) Boot the VM: You'll see red text on black. My CD drive appeared as 'Host Drive 'D:''. We will need to apply a CPU fix for this.ĭownload the zip file at and unpack it to get an ISO file.ģa) Disable Acceleration: In the Virtual Machine settings in Virtual Box, go to 'System', 'Acceleration', and disable any checkboxes.ģb) Set the VM to boot the ISO: In the Virtual Machine settings in Virtual Box, go to 'Storage' and click on the CD drive (or, if you don't have the option, add an optical drive under the IDE controllers). The error message I received was: 'When initializing device IOS: Windows protection error. For the disk, use an existing drive and browse to the VDI file.Ģ) Download a CPU fix: My virtual machine did not start up because the CPU was too fast. In Virtual Box, create a new Windows 95 machine. Here's what I did:ġ) Download the VDI file here and also VirtualBox. Fortunately, the instructions I followed were simpler. Some of the previous instructions did not work for me.

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