How to Install Windows Millennium in VirtualBox on Windows 10
In this article, we will examine how to install Microsoft Windows ME step by step using the Oracle VM VirtualBox virtualization program on Windows 10.
How to Setup Windows Millennium in VirtualBox on Windows PC
Windows Millennium is an operating system that it was released before Windows XP.
Windows Millennium is also called Windows ME. Windows ME view is very similar to Windows XP system. The Windows ME system kernel was designed with several features of the Win 2000 operating system.
You do not need to install the Win Millennium operating system on your desktop or laptop you are using. Because, the Win ME operating system is no longer supported.
However, if you want to install and test Win ME on your computer, we recommend using virtualization programs.
In our previous articles, we have installed Win ME operating system using VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion virtualization programs.
- How to Install Win Millennium on VMware Workstation 14
- How to Install Win Millennium on VMware Fusion 10 Pro
NOTE: You can also run Windows ME on Oracle VM VirtualBox 6.0.10 by following the steps in this article.
How to Install Windows ME in Oracle VM VirtualBox
To run it step-by-step on a PC, first install VirtualBox on your computer by referring to the following articles.
After you have installed Oracle software, follow the steps below to install Windows ME step by step.
Step 1
Run the Oracle VM VBox program for the new VM setup and click the New button.
Step 2
Configure a 1 GB (1024) RAM size for the Win ME VM and click the Next button.
Step 3
To create a virtual disk for a Win ME machine, click Create a virtual hard disk now, then click the Create button.
Step 4
Select the VirtualBox Disk Image (VDI) as the Hard Disk file type of machine and click Next.
Step 5
For hard disk performance, select the Fixed Size option and click Next.
Step 6
If you back up the virtual HDD to a different location, your machine performance will increase slightly. Also, set the virtual HDD size to 8 GB and click the Create button.
Step 7
Creating virtual hard disk…
Step 8
We have created a new VM for the Win Millennium installation. Now, on the virtual machine, click the Right button / Settings.
Step 9
In the Settings window, click Storage and then Empty. Then click on the CD / DVD symbol and click on Choose Virtual Optical Disk File from the options opened.
Step 10
Download the WinME ISO file from at the bottom of the article to your computer. Then, add the Win Millennium ISO image as shown the following window.
Step 11
After adding the ISO file for the Millennium installation, click OK to close the window.
Step 12
The Millennium startup screen looks like the following. Press Enter on the Boot from CD-ROM option to start the Millennium ISO image from the CD-ROM.
Step 13
Press Enter on the Start Win Setup from CD-ROM option.
Step 14
Wait a moment in this step…
Step 15
Continue by pressing the Enter key on the Win ME installation screen.
Step 16
Press Enter on Configure unallocated disk space.
Step 17
Press ENTER on Yes, enable large disk support in this step because we have set the 8 GB HDD size for the virtual machine.
Step 18
Virtual machine will restart…
Step 19
In the same way, continue by selecting the first option.
Step 20
Win ME setup is continuing and formatting C: Partition.
Step 21
Press Enter to continue.
Step 22
ScanDisk is checking areas on C: …
Step 23
Win Millennium installation on VirtualBox has started. And files are being copied.
Step 24
In the Win Millennium installation window, click the Next button to continue.
Step 25
It is useful to select the default location as the Windows ME installation location. For this reason, select C:\Windows and click on the Next button.
Step 26
Checking HDD and components for Windows Millennium installation…
Step 27
In the Window ME installation options, select Typical and click Next.
Step 28
In the Components window, select Install the most common components and click Next.
Step 29
Type your computer name and click Next.
Step 30
Continue by choosing the region you live in.
Step 31
Select your time zone and click on the Next button.
Step 32
We are almost at the end of the steps to install Millennium in Oracle VM VBox. Now the setup wizard is ready to copy the files. Click on the Finish button to continue the installation.
Step 33
Microsoft Win Millennium is installing on Oracle VirtualBox virtual machine.
Step 34
After the files are copied, restart the virtual machine.
Step 35
Continue by selecting Boot from Hard Disk on the Boot Manager screen.
Step 36
Windows ME is currently configuring your hardware devices…
Step 37
Please wait while the hardware scan is in progress…
Step 38
Type your operating system user name and click Next.
Step 39
Accept the OS license agreement and click Next.
Step 40
After you have successfully installed Windows ME, you can click Finish to run the operating system.
Step 41
Updating system settings…
Step 42
Type your user name and click OK.
Step 43
After you install Win ME on the virtual machine, you can now examine this operating system.
How to Install Windows Millennium Step by Step ⇒ Video
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Final Word
In this article, we have implemented the Windows Millennium installation step by step using the Oracle VM VBox program on the Windows 10 operating system. Thanks for following us!
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