VirtualBox v7.0 Windows 95/98 hosts

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rimmer
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VirtualBox v7.0 Windows 95/98 hosts

Post by rimmer »

I know these older 95/98 hosts are now considered demolished but many users still use these older Windows OS's.
Since upgrading to VBOX v7.0 audio midi is not working on these hosts with Soundblaster 16. Midi files are silent and
sound is very distorted. I'm sure this worked quite well in previous versions using the same machine setup.
Has anything changed to the Windows host audio interfaces in v7.0 releases ?
mpack
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Re: VirtualBox v7.0 Windows 95/98 hosts

Post by mpack »

Windows 95 and 98 are possible GUESTS, not hosts. Topic moved to "Windows Guests".

Also, they are not supported, so it is doubtful that new functionality will ever be added.

For any VM, make sure that it is properly configured to ensure moderate CPU use, otherwise poor quality audio is a likely result.

See Tutorial: Windows 95/98 guest OSes.
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