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Audio in Windows 98SE on Parallels 13

Audio Windows98 Parallels 13

When I first researched when why audio didn’t work in Windows 98 back when Parallels 11 was released, there seemingly wasn’t an answer. Going deep into some retro-computing forums, I found an answer that worked in Parallels 12 last year. I’m happy to report my solution for audio continues to work in Parallels 13.

Installing Audio Drivers for Windows 98SE in Parallels 13

NB: Confirmed Only for Windows 98SE, Not Windows 98 or 95

  1. Reference Rob’s Parallels 3.0 Setup Instructions for Network, etc.
  2. Install Community Service Pack 3
  3. Download & Install Realtek* AC97 Audio Driver
  4. Copy Missing System files from Win98_54.cab on the Windows 98SE installation CD to windows\system (Refs: 1, 2, 3)
    • ntkern.vxd
    • vflatd.vxd
    • vdd.vxd
    • mmdevldr.vxd
  5. Reboot your System

Files in Win98_54.cab on Installation CD

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Audio in Windows 98SE on Parallels 12

— An updated post for for Parallels 13 & 14 can be found here. —

When I was in middle school there were four games that consumed the vast majority of my time: Simcity 2000, The Sims, Sim Theme Park, and Spiderman Cartoon Maker. I loved these games and would play them with my brothers nearly every day.

Adulthood means limited free time and, in my experience, a desire to in some way escape back to childhood via nostalgia. For me this manifest in my upkeep of old computers and software so I can play the games of childhood. Beyond that, I want to play the games of my childhood on hardware that I could hardly conceive of playing on back then. We’re talking maximum settings all around.

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