Hello, I just installed windows 95 on virtual box on a fat 32 file system, when I finished the installation, it said to restart the computer, so I restarted the virtual box session and the error message came up “I/O Disk Error”… I reinstalled many times but it still did the same thing. This also happened when I tried to install on my laptop. The install cd is new with no scratches so I am stumped. Need Urgent Answer!
I first tried to install it on my laptop by booting the setup via FreeDos and partiton via gParted. Now, I do not think my install cd is OSR2, because it does not state that, and it only says “Now with USB Support…”. The error was when I was prompted to restart at end, when I clicked the restart button at the end of the installation, it failed and got the I/o error. Then i tried restarting normally, same I/o error. Now this is exactly the same that happened in VirtualBox. Its a pattern…
mmm Coming on the tail end of what apears to have beome a slightly accrimonious discussion???
I seem to recall that were issues with ’95 and processors in excess of 350MgHrz? This especially with regard to AMD etc…
The error mesage was an I/O error etc…
Perhaps… perhaps… perhaps… the processor is too fast for the OS…?
https://computing.net/answers/wi…
was a brief discussion re’ the problem.
And a trawl via google/yahoo etc. for:
Windows 95 I/O Error First Boot
or variations of it…
will bring up a few ideas too (although possibly you may have already done this trawl?).
If you include a reference to AMD as well that will produce the AMD fix too…
The issue was so common that many were able to get a free upgrade of ’95 (all versions) to ’98 from whomever…
Also a “long” shot… mainly as ’95 isn’t too happy with a lot of RAM; although there are workarounds once running OK… (and I suspect you may know them already?). Reduce RAM during installation to less than 512Meg – preferably nearer 128/256Meg if possible? It may help get it installed at least; after-which install balance of RAM and make the tweak that gets around the RAM and ’95 limitations…?
Did you determine which version of 95 you have?
See the latter part of Response 10 if you haven’t.
Things I’ve found so far.
You can install Win 95 OSR2 by booting with an earlier operating system or with a Win 95 OSR2 or later operating system not newer that on the CD, but you may not be successful if you boot with something newer than whatever version of 95 the CD has on it.
Since Win 95 version OSR2 or later 95 versions and the original Win 98 supports an earlier version of FAT32 partitioning, you MAY have problems if you install Win 95 on an existing FAT32 partition made by Win 98SE or later.
Did you install Win 95 on the laptop drive on an existing FAT32 partition made by Win 98SE or later, or one made by the FreeDos operating system ?
Does the laptop have a built in floppy drive, or do you have a USB floppy drive that works with it ?
I already knew the earlier Win 95 CD versions can make a bootable Win 95 Startup Disk floppy during Setup, apparently so can OSR2 or later, and most if not all OEM and Full retail 95 CDs originally come/came with a bootable Win 95 Startup Disk or other bootable floppy disk but it doesn’t come with the lines in Autoexec.bat and Config.sys for the support of CD drives – you have to add them yourself.
If the laptop or the desktop computer has a floppy drive, did you make a Win 95 Startup Disk floppy while running Setup?
“The error was when I was prompted to restart at end, when I clicked the restart button at the end of the installation, it failed and got the I/o error. Then i tried restarting normally, same I/o error…”
Ok.
“Now this is exactly the same that happened in VirtualBox.”
What operating system did you install the virtual box in ?
Is that operating system on the first partition on the hard drive ?
Please ANSWER ALL the other the questions I asked in Response 8 ! !
Is the 95 CD an Upgrade CD, or an OEM ( oem always = Full version ) or Full retail version CD ?
“I first tried to install it on my laptop by booting the setup via FreeDos and partiton via gParted.”
That’s not particularly useful to me, without more details.
“Now, I do not think my install cd is OSR2, because it does not state that, and it only says “Now with USB Support…”.
Ok.
I was assuming OSR2 or OSR2.x or OSR 2.0 or OSR 2.x would be printed on the CD – I’ve never seen one that I can recall myself, although my brother has one. All the Win 95 CDs I can recall seeing are older versions. I have only one, an Upgrade version.
By the way, I never used Win 95 myself, although I have worked on other people’s computers that had it – none of those were OSR2 or later. .
I went from using MsDos 6.2 and Win 3.1 to Win 98SE .
I have worked on other people’s computers that had Win 98, the orginal version.
I did did some research – all Win 95 versions that support USB also support (an earler version of) FAT32 partitioning .
To find which version you have….
Insert the Win 95 CD in a drive on a working computer.
If a message pops up, close it.
Go to Windows Explorer – My Computer
( In Win 95 thru XP…..
Start – Programs or All Programs – Accessories – Windows Explorer – My Computer)
Click on the Win CD drive letter to shows the CD’s contents – click once on Setup.exe to highlight it, RIGHT click on it with the cursor on the highlighted file, select Properties – Version – Product version
See the versions listed in this:
Availability of Universal Serial Bus Support in Windows 95
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q25…
If that doesn’t help, double click on the \WIN95 folder to show it’s contents – the date of most of if not all the files and folders should reveal the version it must be, according to the Microsoft info.
Info about enabling the Win 95 USB support here:
http://www.usbman.com/Win95%20USB%2…