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SimCity on Windows 98- can't install from disc
Posted: 17. Sep 2011, 01:50
by maximum411
Hi-
I'm trying to install SimCity Classic on VirtualBox with Windows 98 as the operating system, but when I try to run the setup file on the SimCity disc I get a message that says "D:\SETUP.EXE is not a valid Win32 application."
How can I get it to install?
Re: SimCity on Windows 98
Posted: 17. Sep 2011, 02:14
by Perryg
enable CD/DVD passthrough in the guest settings
Re: SimCity on Windows 98
Posted: 17. Sep 2011, 04:26
by maximum411
How do I get the passthrough box to be checkable? Where would the file that I need to select be?
Thanks
Re: SimCity on Windows 98
Posted: 17. Sep 2011, 11:47
by Sasquatch
Storage section of the VM settings perhaps?
Re: SimCity on Windows 98
Posted: 17. Sep 2011, 18:15
by maximum411
Yeah that's where I'm checking, but the box to enable passthrough is greyed out. What should I select to make it checkable?
Re: SimCity on Windows 98
Posted: 17. Sep 2011, 19:42
by Sasquatch
Turn off the VM?
Re: SimCity on Windows 98- can't install from disc
Posted: 20. Sep 2011, 00:20
by maximum411
What do you mean?
It's telling me I need to "Choose a virtual CD/DVD disk or physical drive to use with the virtual drive." One of the options is "Host Drive D," but selecting that doesn't seem to do anything.
Re: SimCity on Windows 98- can't install from disc
Posted: 20. Sep 2011, 21:24
by Sasquatch
Turn off VM, go to VM settings > Storage, there you select the virtual optical drive and lo and behold, you got the Passthrough option available, if you selected the physical drive for use.
Re: SimCity on Windows 98- can't install from disc
Posted: 24. Sep 2011, 06:12
by maximum411
Genius- it worked and I was able to install and play the game. Thanks!!!