Windows 98 Qcow2 !link!

Enter virtualization. Specifically, the (QEMU Copy-On-Write version 2) format.

I held my breath. Windows 98 was notoriously finicky about hardware changes. Moving from a custom 1998 workstation to a virtualized Intel Icelake architecture could trigger a blue screen instantly. windows 98 qcow2

While RAW offers slightly better raw performance due to very low overhead, QCOW2 provides a suite of features that make it vastly superior for managing a temperamental, decades-old operating system like Windows 98. Enter virtualization

Replace /path/to/windows98.iso with the actual path to your Windows 98 ISO image. Enter virtualization. Specifically