2024-02-14 01:00:00
Using Alcohol 120% virtual disc software in the Windows 98 operating system in the virtual machine can achieve the effect of conveniently replacing game discs.
Use virtual disc software to mount the game disc image file in the disc image file on the virtual computer
Yes, this is a tongue twister, and it is also the teaching point we are going to implement in this article.
The benefits of using Alcohol 120% virtual disc software include easy backup and management of games, and it supports copy-protected game discs. When running different games, you only need to change the image file without inserting a physical disc. More convenient. On the other hand, some games will add CD audio tracks to the disc, and VirtualBox does not support this type of image file format (such as bin+cue).
So when it comes to discs with copy protection or CD audio tracks, the best way is to install Alcohol 120% in a virtual machine and mount the game disc image file through it.
However, in order to prevent the game disc image file from occupying the storage space of the virtual machine, the author recommends referring to the previous tutorial and using AnyBurn to create the “game disc image file” into a “storage image file” on the physical computer. At that time, just change the “save image file” By mounting the “game disc image file” to a virtual machine through the function of VirtualBox, you can mount the “game disc image file” through Alcohol 120% in a virtual Windows 98 environment.
It should be noted that the author tested that Alcohol 120% can be used normally on virtual machines such as VirtualBox and VMware with operating systems such as Windows 98 and XP. However, installing Alcohol 120% in DOSBox Pure will cause the system to crash and become unusable.
Related file download list:
AnyBurn download page:https://anyburn.com/download.php
Alcohol 120% download page:
Windows Installer 2.0 download page:
▲You can download and use Alcohol 120% Free Edition when creating game disc image files on a physical computer. For mounting in a virtual Windows 98 environment, Alcohol 120% Retro Edition (nostalgic version, supports Windows 9x and XP) is used.
▲ Since the concept of “dual-layer image file” is difficult to explain, we use a diagram to look at it. During pre-production, you can first convert the game disc into an image file through Alcohol 120% or other tools, and then use AnyBurn to create a “storage image file” from one or more game disc image files.
▲ During execution, first mount the “storage image file” to the virtual machine through the VirtualBox function, and mount the “game disc image file” through Alcohol 120% in the virtual Windows 98 environment.
Install Alcohol 120% in Virtual Windows 98
Since the installation of Alcohol 120% Retro Edition requires the function of Windows Installer 2.0, readers are asked to refer to the previous file list, download these two softwares, and refer to the previous tutorial to make the file into an image file using AnyBurn and mount it to Virtual machine, so that these files can be found and installed on the CD-ROM drive in the virtual Windows 98 environment.
Please refer to the graphic process description below for the operation method.
▲ Download Alcohol 120% Retro Edition and Windows Installer 2.0, and use AnyBurn to create an image file. Then specify the image file in “Disk Drive->Select Disk File” in the VirtualBox menu.
▲ After completion, the image file will appear on the CD-ROM drive in the virtual Windows 98 environment.
▲ If you install Alcohol 120% Retro Edition directly, you will see an error message like this.
▲ The solution is to install Windows Installer 2.0 first.
▲ After the Windows Installer 2.0 installation is completed, virtual Windows 98 needs to be restarted.
▲ After completion, the SetupRE.msi installation file of Alcohol 120% Retro Edition can be executed smoothly.
▲ It is recommended to check “Expert installation mode” during installation.
▲ Basically, the settings on each page do not need to be adjusted. Only the “Bus driver name” and “Miniport driver name” of the Expert option can be changed to random names to avoid being blocked by the blacklist of the anti-copy technology.
▲ Click the “Finish” button after the installation is complete.
▲ and restart to complete the installation.
Install and execute the game in virtual Windows 98
Next, just perform the initial settings of Alcohol 120%, mount the “storage image file” to the virtual machine, and start installing the game.
Please refer to the graphic process description below for the operation method.
▲ First, double-click the Alcohol 120% icon and execute the program.
▲ When executing for the first time, you need to wait for the virtual disk drive to initialize.
▲ After entering the program, click “Advanced Settings->Virtual Device Settings”.
▲ Click “Select All” in “Extension Settings” and check “Change file icon to Alcohol version”.
▲ Next, use the VirtualBox menu’s “Disk Drive -> Select Disk File” to specify the “storage image file”.
▲ Then return to the Alcohol 120% program, right-click the image file list area on the right and select “Add Disc Image” to specify the game image file. (You can also add image files by dragging)
▲The added game image file will be displayed in the list.
▲ At this time, right-click on the game image file and select “Mount on Device”, and specify the virtual drive generated by Alcohol 120%.
▲ Now when I return to my computer, I can see the game image file appearing on the E-slot disc drive. (Slot D is a CD-ROM drive with VirtualBox function, and the content is “image file for storage”)
▲ Take “Red Alert 2” as an example. After executing the disc, the game’s installation wizard will appear. At this time, you can follow the instructions of the wizard to complete the game installation.
▲ The author also installed the expansion pack “Yuri’s Revenge” of “Red Alert 2”.
▲ After the installation is complete, you can execute the game!
The Windows 98 resurrection plan should come to an end at this point. In the future, the author will fill in the missing 10th to 12th articles, and supplement follow-up teaching when new toys and programs appear. If readers have any questions they would like to discuss or suggest content, they can leave a message below.
Perhaps in the near future, we can meet again in the special article “Windows XP Resurrection Plan”!
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