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PC-9821 and Windows 95/98

Started by Dr.Wily, December 07, 2016, 09:32:36 PM

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Dr.Wily

Hello,

Recieved a new PC-9821 (XA16) whith Pentium 166 and 64mo of RAM and an integrated Intel LAN adapter. Unfortunatly, no OPNA, only WSS sound...

I tried to install Windows 98 on this beast, but I find out there a little problem to run the setup. First I can't find a boot disk to launch the setup, OK I make my own boot disk and taken a japanese version of Windows 98. No luck, if I can boot fine, win98's setup program won't run. Setup.exe give nothing when I run it, it back to the prompt.

I notice there is a special version of Windows 98 named "NEC Windows 98", this is a specific version for PC-98 or just a localization ? What the diférence between japanese Windows 98 and "NEC Windows 98".

I also have a Windows 2000 for PC-98, it requiere 4 floppies to boot, but you can only make this floppies with the tools "makeboot" that can be found on the CD.

Some questions :

- does it exist a version of Windows 98 for PC-98 ?
- is it possible to boot directly from CD ?
- Is the setup of windows 98 requiere a special boot disk ?

Thanks !
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       Dr.Wily

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kamiboy

NEC PC9800 series were not IBM compatible machines. They were their own line of computers, at least to start with. So it stands to reason that you cannot just install a IBM PC version of windows on a PC98 machine.

I do not know about Windows 98, but there certainly are PC98 versions of Windows 95, and such PC98 specific versions of windows is what can be installed on a PC98, not IBM PC versions.

Dr.Wily

Thanks kamiboy  ;)

I already know that Nec PC-9800 were not IBM compatible machines. But I would like to know if it exist a special version of Windows 98 for PC-98.
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       Dr.Wily

Simm's Club - French LAN Gaming (PC & Consoles) : http://www.asso-sc.com


kamiboy

I can only confirm that there is a PC98 version of Windows 95.

Tw3ek

There are versions of 98 and Windows 2000 for PC-98. 

Dr.Wily

I found Windows 95, 2000 but not the 98...

I successfully installed Windows 95, but not the 2000. Can't boot with this one. And I'm still looking for a Win98 copy....
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       Dr.Wily

Simm's Club - French LAN Gaming (PC & Consoles) : http://www.asso-sc.com


Tw3ek

Quote from: Dr.Wily on December 09, 2016, 07:42:36 PM
I found Windows 95, 2000 but not the 98...

I successfully installed Windows 95, but not the 2000. Can't boot with this one. And I'm still looking for a Win98 copy....

I will check around this weekend, I believe I still have install disks for some of the Windows versions.