reformatting a disk for windows98

[David Duong]

What about installing Windows 98 in VirtualBox and run the games off of 
that?  Of course if there are 3d games then it might have issues?

SteVe Cook wrote:
> cj wrote:
>   
>> Linda Hanigan wrote:
>>     
>>> I have an unused computer setting around that has unbuntu installed on
>>> the hard drive. I replaced it with a newer and faster computer. My son
>>> really wants to play his sisters old win98 games. Since I still have a
>>> Win 98 CD for the computer I thought about reinstalling win 98 on it for
>>> him. Does anybody know what I have to do to reformat the drive as a
>>> vfat?
>>>  I assume boot from cd and run
>>> mkfs.vat /dev/hda
>>>                     Linda
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> try using wine.
>>
>> to install wine, type:
>>
>> sudo apt-get install wine
>>
>>
>> i definately do not recommend installing windows 98 at all. Ubuntu is 
>> more stable then windows 98 and more secure as well.
>>
>>     
> A laudable suggestion but, it's surprising how many old games won't run 
> with wine, not with out a lot of fiddling.  As long as it's not 
> connected to the outside world it's not a problem.
>
>
> SteVe
>
>   
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