my virtual pc keeps saying i am missing files what do i do, require parameter files are missing. what do i do.

If Virtual PC is giving you this error when you're installing it, try redownloading the install file for it.

Or do you mean you're getting the missing files error when you try installing Windows inside of Virtual PC?

no when i put sys c in and it says it.

What are you booting from? Are you using the floppy image that Steve linked to or are you booting from a Windows disc?

it went into document and setting.

Can you post an image of that? Virtual PC requires an operating system. Did you install one?



"SYS C" is a command that can only be entered after the hard drive has been formatted. Did you format the virtual drive?

window 95 from hard drive.

So, you installed Virtual PC and then installed Windows 95? By default it will go to My Documents/My Virtual Machines - is that where it is?

no it didn't go there, it went in document and setting.

It should not have, but none the less, did it create a .VHD and .VMC?

Is this Virtual PC 2007?

no virtual 2004 sp1, and no it didn't, i was follow steve virtual pc fag.

Point me to the instructions you're using (he has these: Metzo's setup ) - and tell me what step you are on.

format c, but i had to use sys c.

You can't use SYS C until you've formatted the drive.

Edit -

And you can't format the drive until after the partition is created.

it won't let me use format c.

Was FDISK successful?

i think so.

From Metzo's FAQ -

Next, we create a primary DOS partition:


At the A:\> prompt, enter: fdisk
Do you wish to enable large disk support (Y/N)..............? [Y]
Choose: 1. Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive
Choose: 1. Create Primary DOS partition
Do you wish to use the maximum available size for a Primary DOS Partition
and make the partition active (Y/N).....................? [Y]
You get a message that: You MUST restart your system for your changes to take effect.
So... Press Esc to exit FDISK, then from the virtual machine Action menu, select: Ctrl+Alt+Del (you boot again from the floppy image)

Did you see the messages above?

yes and i forgot to unzip my images drivers, which i did now i get parameter format not correct, it went with the new machine , it says drive img, and i only have vnd drive img, and i have laptop hotflix which i didn't install.

What are images drivers?

i am calling the new virtual hard disk the drivers, and n14 has drivers and i have a precompacter, which i ran . now i have to run a disk wizard, which both are not in the fag, and i had to use bitzapper to extract files, there is nothing about extracting files, and starting over and adjusting the ram didn't help i still get format c not correct please help, i am not running it in full screen and , i it won't let me format, and i have to put dosadd, and i have to install dos in the machine, because it says shared folder not install.

Hi family, per your post in Mixed Bag, moving this up to the top for you.

thank you very much.

Let's start at the beginning here, and get on a level playing field - let's go through each step one at a time.

From Metzo's FA "Q"

Q. How do I install Windows 95 on a virtual machine?
A. Installing Windows 95 in a virtual machine is a slightly more involved process than installing Windows 98, in that Windows 95 will not boot from the CD. You must have a bootable Windows 95 floppy. But not to fear. Even if you don't have a floppy drive in your PC, like in the case of a laptop, we can get you through this. As a matter of fact (AAMOF) we're going to make this the same experience, floppy or not. Just save this win95b.img file to your XP hard drive. Then we are almost ready to 'boot' and install Windows 95 in a virtual machine. You will need to create a new virtual machine first, if you haven't already done so. See Q. How do I create a virtual machine?, substituting in '95' for '98'. To install Windows 95 in this virtual machine:


Insert the Windows 95 CD in your CD/DVD drive
On the Virtual PC console, select the virtual machine you have created for Windows 95 and hit the Start button
The first time you bring up this new virtual machine, you get the following error message:


Reboot and Select proper Boot device
or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device


Not so fast. First, while we're here, we capture the CD for subsequent reboots. On the virtual machine menu: CD -> Use Physical Drive D: (or whatever the letter is of your CD-ROM drive)
Then, we capture the win95b.img file from where ever you saved it to on your XP hard drive via: Floppy -> Capture Floppy Disk Image...
Now reboot the virtual machine via: Action -> Ctrl+Alt+Del
Your virtual machine should boot off the floppy image, and you eventually wind up at the A:\> prompt :-) For future reference, note which drive letter the CD-ROM has been mapped to. Mine was R: (you see something like: Drive R: = Driver BANANA unit 0)

Did you download and mount the win95b.img file inside Virtual PC?

no, i am still getting format c not correct, i might not have the foppy diskc image insall, because in the fag it says you have to install for window 95.

You don't install the floppy image. You boot off of it. This is easier to understand if you have a computer that actually has a working floppy drive. But if you are getting a DOS prompt and getting messages like "format C: not correct" it sounds like you've managed to boot off the floppy image and that is not the problem.

What do you see if you type:
DIR C:
at the command prompt?

What do you see if you type:
DIR D:
at the command prompt?

What do you see if you type:
DIR E:
at the command prompt?

This will help you identify which drive is the virtual hard drive, which is the CD drive, and which is the RAMdrive.

I'm assuming that you have run FDISK successfully -- and that you rebooted the Virtual Machine after running FDISK -- or there will be no partition on the virtual hard drive for you to format.

thank you very much, i got volume in drive a is boot 95b and volume serial number is 3505-18e3, directory of a, and 119,808 bytes free.

A: is your floppy image. At least we know you have it mounted properly.

We need to know what drives C:, D:, and E: are:

DIR C:

DIR D:

DIR E:

One should be the CD drive, one the RAMdrive, and one the virtual hard drive. We need to know which is which.

Make sure your Windows CD is in the CD drive or the DIR command won't be able to read it.

i did it again and above is all it say it even say file not found.

Is it booting from the floppy iamge? Do you see (from the FA "Q" (not g) -

Your virtual machine should boot off the floppy image, and you eventually wind up at the A:\> prompt :-) For future reference, note which drive letter the CD-ROM has been mapped to. Mine was R: (you see something like: Drive R: = Driver BANANA unit 0)

If not, poimt me to the image file you downloaded. I'll take a look at it.

i did everything steve says to do, and til i get to format it doesn't work,but i found this.

Delete your current Virtual machine and create a new one using the image file below -

Windows95b.img (select Diskette Images, windows95b.img)

Once the VM is defined, start it and press Floppy (on the action bar) - select "Capture Floppy Disk Image". Peruse to the location you downloaded the file above and then select "Action, Reset". It will remember the floppy mount until you release it (which you'll need to do once you've installed Windows).

From that point follow Steve's FAQ... Don't skip past any steps.

Edit -

By the way, I don't find any reference the the above quote (from you) in Steve's FAQ. Please use this one -

Virtual PC 2007 FAQ By Steve Metzler (Last updated: 3rd July, 2008)

okay it is in the notes at the end.

You must be looking at a page other than the one I'm using -

it was the one above this post, call my virtual pc, and it did not work.

Family is using Steve's page at Gameboomers, which has an addendum from Inferno at the end.
http://www.gameboomers.com/Members/virtual_pc_2004_faq.htm

That explains it, I couldn't figure out where the quote was coming from

Using the 2008 FAQ with windows95b.img I was able to create the partition and format the drive in less than 5 minutes. Give it a shot family.

okay i will give it a try again, and thank you two very much, it didn't work, i even uninstall dosbox and dfend thanking that was it,but i still get parameter c not correct, can i try 2007 instead of 2004, and can i use setup as 2004.