I am looking for simple instructions on how to get a virtual CDROM drive working in virtualbox for windows 3.1

[Napoleon Bonerfart]

For the life of me I do not remember any of the mscdex stuff.

Have a virtualbox install with DOS 6.something and Windows 3.1, want the mouse to be less shitty when playing chips challenge so I need to use the guest addons CD.

I'll give a courtesy reach around to the first responder if I ever meet them in real life and they are either alive or still going through rigor mortis.

 

[seri0us]

The oldest version of Windows supported by the guest addons CD is Windows NT 4.0:

The Oracle VM VirtualBox Windows Guest Additions are designed to be installed in a virtual machine running a Windows operating system. The following versions of Windows guests are supported:

• Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (any service pack)
• Microsoft Windows 2000 (any service pack)
• Microsoft Windows XP (any service pack)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (any service pack)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008
• Microsoft Windows Vista (all editions)
• Microsoft Windows 7 (all editions)
• Microsoft Windows 8 (all editions)
• Microsoft Windows 10 RTM build 10240
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012

You might be better off making a Linux Mint virtual machine, installing WINE, and running Chips Challenge that way.
Edit: or DOSbox lol

 

[Napoleon Bonerfart]

The oldest version of Windows supported by the guest addons CD is Windows NT 4.0:

You might be better off making a Linux Mint virtual machine, installing WINE, and running Chips Challenge that way.

Bummer, the mouse really sucks with Virtualbox and Windows 3.1

 

[MrTroll]

I have the exact instructions you need, but unfortunately I wouldn't feel comfortable sharing them with a Weezer hater. Sorry.

 

[generic sauce]

Use 86box instead

 

[Napoleon Bonerfart]

I have the exact instructions you need, but unfortunately I wouldn't feel comfortable sharing them with a Weezer hater. Sorry.

You think I want help from a Weezer Lover?

 

[The Mass Shooter Ron Soye]

Bummer, the mouse really sucks with Virtualbox and Windows 3.1

 

[indomitable snowman]

I had chips challenge on win95. (I think)
Could you not try that in a VM? Not sure if that would work better.

 

[Napoleon Bonerfart]

I had chips challenge on win95. (I think)
Could you not try that in a VM? Not sure if that would work better.

Yeah, I'm jumping up to Windows 98.

The mouse Cursor still moves like dog shit.

Also, am I the only one who would make chip run into the wall just to pretend like he was humping it from that stupid unf noise?

 

[indomitable snowman]

Also, am I the only one who would make chip run into the wall just to pretend like he was humping it from that stupid unf noise?

you have unlocked a memory I forgot I had.

 

[HyperboreanRightsActivist]

Help

I would help, but you talked shit about weezer. Sorry pal, the game was rigged from the start.

 

[Napoleon Bonerfart]

I would help, but you talked shit about weezer. Sorry pal, the game was rigged from the start.

That's okay. I use dosbox now I got to tell you, it hates Weezer too

 

[The Repeated Meme]

One option to consider is to drop the whole virtual machine approach and use a program for running 16-bit applications on 64-bit operating systems instead. Here is a fairly straightforward guide on how to do that

Alternatively you could try a different VM program like VMware. VMware has been way better in my experience.

 

[the rat]

DOS performance under Virtualbox has always been shit (and to my knowledge but could be wrong there isn't a guest additions for DOS or any DOS based OS?), you should use something like pcem or 86box.

 

[ForkyMeetsPorky]

86Box and PCem are far better programs to achieve this, and will actually emulate the instructions/motherboard controllers for accuracy.