Windows 98 SE - Explorer.exe crashes during (and after) installation

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Hejden
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Windows 98 SE - Explorer.exe crashes during (and after) installation

Post by Hejden »

Virtualbox 5.2.12 r122591 running on Windows 10 Pro x64 host (Insider build 17672, slow ring)
Windows 98 SE Polish version (also tried English ISOs).
General issue shows up as follows, with a crash of Explorer.exe:
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Following the settings from the guide @ Windows 98SE step by step, skipping just the parts with:
  • PS/2 mouse
    HDD has 2GBs
    network is set to NAT
I got this error instead, after trying with the PL version:
File SHLWAPI.DLL is linked to missing export GDI32.DLL:.
File SHLWAPI.DLL is linked to missing export GDI32.DLL:.
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I'd be grateful for any suggestions. I've also tried disabling VT-x/AMD-V in VM settings, and changing Paravirtualization interface to Legacy, however without success.

Edit1: I have now also tried the

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VBoxManage.exe" modifyvm "Win 98se" --cpu-profile "Intel Core i5-3570"
command from the same post, 8. Troubleshooting section. Also disabled Bitdefender Antivirus free edition (will uninstall it later), no success either. The SHELL32 error displays.
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Re: Windows 98 SE - Explorer.exe crashes during (and after) installation

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The Tutorial Tutorial: Windows 95/98 guest OSes was recently updated. A reading may be of value
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Re: Windows 98 SE - Explorer.exe crashes during (and after) installation

Post by mpack »

I'm afraid that VirtualBox does not provide any missing DLLs for Win98, or for any other guest OS. This isn't a VirtualBox problem hence no VirtualBox settings change will fix it.

I suggest that you Google for "SHLWAPI.DLL Win98" - my quick test turned up a few hits.

Paravirtualization has no meaning to a Win98 guest. Only later Linux and Windows post Win8 (Win2008 server+) have hypervisor clients built in.
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Re: Windows 98 SE - Explorer.exe crashes during (and after) installation

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Disable VT-x/AMD-V in VirtualBox Configuration_machine/System/Acceleration.
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Re: Windows 98 SE - Explorer.exe crashes during (and after) installation

Post by mpack »

My Win98SE VM runs perfectly well with VT-x enabled. Why do you think this is necessary?

On some hosts (e.g. OS X or hosts that have lots of RAM), you don't even have the choice: VT-x will be enabled regardless of this setting.
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