How to Install Windows 95 – Part 2
In the previous guide, we have seen the basics of installing this operating system up to the application of the security patch (see the guide here) to avoid the error when booting Windows in VirtualBox.
Let’s continue now with the installation of Windows.
System configuration
At system boot, after applying the security patch mentioned above, we will be prompted to insert the Windows CD/floppy into the drive. Let’s insert it and click on “OK.”
Windows will automatically load the necessary components.
At this point, we would theoretically be ready to use our “new” Windows 95.
The first problem we will encounter, however, will be the very low definition of our screen. In fact, let’s try to open an image on the Windows 95 CD. Open “My Computer”> “Win95 CD”> “funstuff”> “pictures”> “win95”. The result will be tragic.
To fix this, we can install a software called “SciTech Display Doctor”. We can download the ISO image directly from the archive.org site.
We insert the image into the virtual reader and start the setup.
Once installed, you will be prompted to restart your computer. We restart the virtual machine and open the program.
It will not be easy to navigate through the menus, given the poor resolution, but directly on the program’s home page, under the “Active Features” section, we find the word “SciTech Display Driver” and click on the blue “Disabled” link.
At this point we select “SciTech Nucleus Driver” and click on “Apply”.
Once the computer has restarted, we will be able to select “True Color (32 bit)” as the color depth and the size that best suits our resolution needs.
At this point, we can really enjoy our Windows 95!
