First post, by ManiaSonic
Is it possible to install Windows NT 4.0 on DosBox? DosBox only plz, not QEMU/VBox
Is it possible to install Windows NT 4.0 on DosBox? DosBox only plz, not QEMU/VBox
Why ?
Unlikely.
xcomcmdr wrote on 2021-04-04, 09:31:Why ?
Unlikely.
I want to install NT 4.0 on Android. Limbo is not the way to run it for me, and I think DosBox will work fine. I know it wasn't possible in DosBox 10 years ago, but is it possible now?
Of the different DOSBox forks, DOSBox-X gets you closest, but I still don't think you will get a fully working WinNT environment.
https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/tree/master/NOTES
Those notes are rather dated, and you may get further with the latest build.
But since there is no Android port, this is irrelevant anyway.
_Rob wrote on 2021-04-04, 13:39:Of the different DOSBox forks, DOSBox-X gets you closest, but I still don't think you will get a fully working WinNT environment […]
Of the different DOSBox forks, DOSBox-X gets you closest, but I still don't think you will get a fully working WinNT environment.
https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/tree/master/NOTESThose notes are rather dated, and you may get further with the latest build.
But since there is no Android port, this is irrelevant anyway.
It's such a shame, oh. Thank you for this understandable answer.
For PC I have NT 4.0 as one of my multi-boot OSes so I don't need emulators.
As far as I know, DOSBox (and its variants) don't support Windows NT 4.0, because it requires bootable CD-ROM support and I don't think that DOSBox has the capability for it. Plus, DOSBox lacks functions that require a fully working Windows NT environment.
So, if you want to install and run Windows NT 4.0, your best choices are Microsoft Virtual PC, VMware Workstation Player, VritualBox or QEMU. 😀
ppgrainbow wrote on 2021-04-05, 18:26:As far as I know, DOSBox (and its variants) don't support Windows NT 4.0, because it requires bootable CD-ROM support and I don't think that DOSBox has the capability for it. Plus, DOSBox lacks functions that require a fully working Windows NT environment.
So, if you want to install and run Windows NT 4.0, your best choices are Microsoft Virtual PC, VMware Workstation Player, VritualBox or QEMU. 😀
There are ways around that. But DOSBox-X does support bootable CD-ROMs. At least bootable Win9x/ME CD-ROMs using the El-Torito emulated floppy disk boot image method.
ManiaSonic wrote on 2021-04-04, 11:00:I want to install NT 4.0 on Android.
Why!? I have difficulty imaging any practical purpose for NT 4.0 even on a desktop PC today.
Jorpho wrote on 2021-04-05, 23:16:Why!? I have difficulty imaging any practical purpose for NT 4.0 even on a desktop PC today.
Think of it as a more stable version of Windows 95 with support for more applications (e.g. the QtWeb 3.8.4 backport).
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