Windows 98 | Qcow2

Windows 98 "out of the box" will have limited resolution and may run slowly.

To create a Windows 98 environment using a disk image, you'll primarily use QEMU , an open-source emulator. The qcow2 format is QEMU's native "Copy on Write" format, which is efficient because it only grows in size as you add data to the virtual disk. 1. Create the qcow2 Disk Image windows 98 qcow2

Once your Windows 98 environment is fully configured with drivers and updates, compress the image to save space and create a baseline snapshot. Compress the Image Windows 98 "out of the box" will have

This sets up a user-mode network stack and adds a NE2000-compatible network card to the VM. : The default cirrus or std VGA drivers

: The default cirrus or std VGA drivers often limit you to 16 colors. It is recommended to use the SoftGPU or Scitec Nucleus drivers to unlock 32-bit color, higher resolutions (up to 1152x864), and basic 3D acceleration.