Possible to attach USB CD reader to Windows 98 Virtual Machine
Posted: 16. Oct 2021, 09:03
Hello,
So I am attempting to use my Windows 98 virtual machine as a machine for running old computer games. I am attempting to run said old games which are no longer supported in Windows 10 by running them in Windows 98 via a virtual machine, and plugging their cds into the virtual machine via a USB CD reader. The problem arises though, that I am unable to insert physical disks into the virtual machine as it only picks my cd reader up as a USB device, which older versions of Windows can't find the drivers for. I am wondering how to attach a USB CD reader to a virtualbox vm so that the vm will be able to read the CD inserted in the USB CD reader instead of seeing it as a USB device? Thank you.
So I am attempting to use my Windows 98 virtual machine as a machine for running old computer games. I am attempting to run said old games which are no longer supported in Windows 10 by running them in Windows 98 via a virtual machine, and plugging their cds into the virtual machine via a USB CD reader. The problem arises though, that I am unable to insert physical disks into the virtual machine as it only picks my cd reader up as a USB device, which older versions of Windows can't find the drivers for. I am wondering how to attach a USB CD reader to a virtualbox vm so that the vm will be able to read the CD inserted in the USB CD reader instead of seeing it as a USB device? Thank you.