This report outlines the use of (QEMU Copy-On-Write version 2) disk images for virtualizing Windows 98 , primarily using the QEMU emulator Overview of QCOW2 for Windows 98
qemu-img snapshot -a "Before Screensaver" win98se.qcow2
Drive C: was the fresh Windows install. Drive D: was the client's old drive. windows 98 qcow2
The Safe Approach: If you download a pre-made .qcow2 (e.g., "Win98SE_Gamer_QEMU.qcow2"), cheat by mounting it read-only to extract drivers, then build your own from scratch. This report outlines the use of (QEMU Copy-On-Write
Do you have a specific hypervisor (like Proxmox, Virt-Manager, or UTM) you plan to use this image with? Drive C: was the fresh Windows install
qemu-system-i386 -hda windows98.qcow2 -cdrom /path/to/windows98.iso -m 256