Installing Windows 95: With Screenshots

Ah, a trip down memory lane. I've decided to install Windows 95 in a virtual machine. I've documented the installation process via screenshot. And here we go!

I don't have a floppy drive, so I had to torrent the floppy images (That's okay, right? I own a valid license and have the set of disks here in my drawer), then I made a bootdisk image via bootdisk.com.

I booted from the bootdisk image in VMWare Fusion, then replaced it with the first Windows 95 setup disk and ran setup.exe. Oops, looks like I need to format the virtual drive first, oops.

There we go! Now we install...

The first stage. Look familiar?

About two seconds later. I was asked for Disk 2, so I swapped images.

Do people actually read that?

Checkin' some stuff.

Looks like we can install some bundled shit. Lets!

More stuff to install...

And we're off! Loldongs, long file names.

It's been asking me to change disks about once every three seconds. Annoying much?

Looks like we're done.

Maybe not... Some stuff to fill out.

We're starting over? Is this some kind of joke?

You have got to be kidding me...

It jumps from "Disk 2" to "Disk 7".

Woot.

I don't remember making a user account...
Looks like I can just put whatever I want as a username and password, and it makes the account for me.

And that's it!
Look out for my "Exploring Windows 95" post later!

CA out.

UPDATE: A follow-up post contains screenshots of Windows 95 in action. Link.