Creating the Virtual Machine (VM) correctly is crucial for compatibility. DOS expects specific hardware resources that differ vastly from modern standards.
3.1. VM Creation
3.2. Hardware Allocation
3.3. Storage Configuration
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After all three disks copy, remove the floppy image entirely (Devices > Floppy > Remove disk from drive). Press Ctrl+Alt+Del inside the VM. You’ll boot into: Creating the Virtual Machine (VM) correctly is crucial
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Success! MS-DOS 6.22 is now running natively in VirtualBox. 3.2. Hardware Allocation