Win95: The most simplified guide you can get.

[Stingerwolf]

Things you must have before starting this guide!
+A 256 MB memory stick or larger.
+A CD-ROM copy of Windows 95.
+Free time.
+Windows 98 and Windows 2000 aren't really supported, I haven't tried to get them running because I only have a 256 MB memory stick.

The Eboots.
1.5: Go to http://mgshl.250free.com/ and download "bochs15eboot.rar"
1.0: http://www..co.il/psp/bochs/bochspsp.zip

The Package.
Go to http://mgshl.250free.com/ and download the file "Bochs.zip". Or on PSPUpdates [here]
This file contains floppy disk images (Legal mind you) and bochs 1.2.1 (I know, it's not the latest version but it gets the job done with you doing less)

The guide.
1. Extract the file you downloaded and go into the Bochs folder and open bximage.exe. Press enter once and then put in the amount of megabytes you want your virtual .img hard drive to be. (I set mine at 192 MB, it needs to be over 150 MB for the minimal installation) Press enter once to save it as c.img. (That's what you want it to be saved as) You'll see some information given to you in this format:
cyl=***
heads=**
sectors per track=**
Write it down or type it in notepad, you'll need it later on. Once it is done making c.img, close the program and moce your newly created c.img file to the bochsrc subfolder.

2. Go to the bochsrc subdirectory (Or folder for the rest of you) and open the file named "bochsrc" with notepad, take the information you wrote down/saved last time and change the line "diskc: file=c.img, cyl=390, heads=16, spt=63" with whatever you got from making your own .img. (for instance, maybe you got:
cyl=333
heads=11
sectors per track=99
The line would become "diskc: file=c.img, cyl=333, heads=11, spt=99")

3. Insert your Windows 95 disc and open w95.bat (in the bochsrc subdirectory) and select the first option in the DOS window. (The time goes down very quickly, but it is on the first option so just let the time run out) Wait until you see A:\> and then type in "fdisk" and hit enter. Press Enter three times then press Esc three times. Close the dos window and open w95.bat again. wait for it to load and then type in "format c:" then type "y" then press enter. When it asks you about the volume label, press enter for none. Now type "setup /is" and press enter. (Press F12 to enable the mouse to click on things in setup) I think everyone here should be able to install Windows 95 on their own, but it takes a really long time.

4.You're going to need to edit your bochsrc.bxrc file again, this time change the line "boot: a" to "boot: c". Run the w95.bat file again (Because it involves typing which you can't do on your PSP as of now.) Now, go to start and shutdown Windows 95 and start Windows 95 again. (Go through the configuration process so you don't have to on your PSP beand then close the bochs emulator. Your c.img is now ready to go, copy to any location on your PSP. (I'm assuming you already have bochs installed on your PSP in the correct subdirectories.)

5. DO NOT COPY OVER YOUR CONFIGURATION FILE THAT YOU USED, IT WILL NOT WORK. USE MINE INSTEAD.
Go to http://mgshl.250free.com/ and download "bochsrc.bxrc". (included in the file hosted [here] )Open the file you just downloaded in notepad and change the line "ata0-master: type=disk, path="ms0:/VM/c.img", cylinders=390, heads=16, spt=63" to whatever you got earlier. (Put the newly edited "bochsrc.bxrc" file in the VM folder on your PSP, and edit it to change the locations of your bios and your c.img if they are different.)

6. Run bochs and hope you didn't mess up somewhere.

I was able to complete this guide with the help of another tutorial: http://www.multi.fi/~sgronroo/bochs/bochstut.htm (Which I found to be much more complex.)

edited by thedan: added links to here as well for downloading =)

[Stingerwolf]

It is done. Enjoy.

[Jake]

Nice work! (I edited the title so it's a little clearer. ;) )

[Stingerwolf]

Thanks, I thought I changed it but maybe I was too busy writing the tutorial.

[m3m3a]

Thank you so much for this guide!

[Tfizzle]

after i format the image and press enter for the the volume label, your instructions are to type setup /is at the A:

when i do this, the window closes.....

i tried restarting w95 again and it still closes everytime i try that.

[lilbart90]

now this installation gets put right on the C.IMG file?

[m3m3a]

now this installation gets put right on the C.IMG file?

I am not to sure about what you wanted to say but, this installation puts windows 95 in c.img.

[LiquidIce]

Thank you for posting this Stingerwolf. This will be a huge help to everyone. The main problem I was having was that I was using the latest version of Bochs for the PC which has different config file parameters than the one you provided.

I downloaded your version of Bochs and it worked fine on the first try. I'm attempting to install Windows 98 right now, hope the PSP can handle it.

[kysuke]

Dude i gotta hand it to ya, great job ;)

[Ha! Ijustfoundmygenesis!]

nice! I cant wait to try it out!

[sample]

uhm so this wont screw up if i have windows xp (sorry if thats a noob question) anyways i dont have windows 95 only got 98 i think or actualy not even i dont think radio shack gave me the the disk when i bought my computer

[Wetdog]

How functional is the OS? (windows jokes aside)

Can it go online? (Woo IE/firefox and flash anyone?) Can you install software?

Im getting a copy of win95 as we speak. XD

[reload77]

Wait, whats so great about windows 95 on psp? What does it allow you to do? Does it work with 2.00? and one last thing can u play flash java or shockwave with it?

[Zyren]

Wait, whats so great about windows 95 on psp? What does it allow you to do?

...

it basically makes your PSP a handheld computer. You can run all your old DOS games and any other programs you want that can run on windows 95.

[m3m3a]

Wait, whats so great about windows 95 on psp? What does it allow you to do? Does it work with 2.00? and one last thing can u play flash java or shockwave with it?

1. You can run exe
2. No homebrew works on 2.0
3. We are still uncertain if internet will work.

[Jake]

Wait, whats so great about windows 95 on psp? What does it allow you to do? Does it work with 2.00? and one last thing can u play flash java or shockwave with it?

To clarify - this is running out of an emulator. The emulator...ummm... emulates a x86 architecture which allows DOS (and Windows 95 as it is DOS based) and Linux environments to be run.

Like any other emulator, this requires 1.0 or 1.50 PSPs.

[sin]

hi!

thanks for this *so simple to follow* tutorial. But i'm stuck at the SETUP /IS... it gave me an error: CDR101: Not ready reading drive E... Abort, Retry, Fail?

but in windows XP my cd-rom drive is F:... and my Legit Windows 95 cd is in this drive (F)

what am i doing wrong?

[SoCalSRH]

excellent tutorial! :clap:

[c-c-C-C-UNIT]

I'm on a Mac so obviously I can't run the .exe (without Virtual PC or a like Program) program... any other options? Thanks.

[Tfizzle]

hi!

thanks for this *so simple to follow* tutorial. But i'm stuck at the SETUP /IS... it gave me an error: CDR101: Not ready reading drive E... Abort, Retry, Fail?

but in windows XP my cd-rom drive is F:... and my Legit Windows 95 cd is in this drive (F)

what am i doing wrong?

when i type it, i dont even get an error. mine just straight up closes.

my legit copy of windows 95 cd is in the drive also.

[m3m3a]

hi!

thanks for this *so simple to follow* tutorial. But i'm stuck at the SETUP /IS... it gave me an error: CDR101: Not ready reading drive E... Abort, Retry, Fail?

but in windows XP my cd-rom drive is F:... and my Legit Windows 95 cd is in this drive (F)

what am i doing wrong?

I am not too sure but I think you have to change this line found in "bochsrc" :
cdromd: dev=\\.\d: , status=inserted

to

cdromd: dev=\\.\f: , status=inserted

[sin]

ahah i just got it... i change cdrom drive for F in bochsrc and when i type SETUP /IS, didnt do anything so i DIR the cdrom and i realise my windows 95 was a french cd, and instead of setup, it's install /is. :Jump:

EDIT: btw, thanks M3m3a

[Vale]

just to claireify: you dont actually install windows 95 on your computer? the win95.bat installs it to the c.img correct?

[Zugly]

Close the dos window and open w95.bat again. wait for it to load and then type in "format c:" then type "y" then press enter.

Wait, does this mean it's going to delete my entire C drive by "formatting?". I don't want to do that

[Stingerwolf]

Close the dos window and open w95.bat again. wait for it to load and then type in "format c:" then type "y" then press enter.

Wait, does this mean it's going to delete my entire C drive by "formatting?". I don't want to do that

That scared me too, but it formats the c.img file, not your actual hard drive.

just to claireify: you dont actually install windows 95 on your computer? the win95.bat installs it to the c.img correct?

That is correct.

after i format the image and press enter for the the volume label, your instructions are to type setup /is at the A:

when i do this, the window closes.....

i tried restarting w95 again and it still closes everytime i try that.

Try typing in setup without the /is, all /is does is skip the scandisk portion of the setup. (Scandisk kept freezing for me so I skipped it)

[Sogetsu Kazama°]

Probably this has been already answered, but... Does it run Win98?

[Stingerwolf]

Probably this has been already answered, but... Does it run Win98?

It should run any operating system that you can fit on your digital c.img hard drive. (The only problem then the size of the memory stick ;))
So yes, it should run windows 98. I'm not sure how big the minimal installation for Windows 98 however.

[Sogetsu Kazama°]

I was waiting something like "it doesn't due to [space for technical reasons]"

I'll try it.

[Vale]

It should run any operating system that you can fit on your digital c.img hard drive. (The only problem then the size of the memory stick ;))
So yes, it should run windows 98. I'm not sure how big the minimal installation for Windows 98 however.

ok how exactly would i setup win 98? i've got plenty of room on my gig stick and a win 98 disk, basicly do the exact same thing for win 95?