Windows Neptune

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May 10, 2023 May 10, 2023

Windows Neptune was a version of Microsoft product which was launched in the year 2000, and was intended to be the successor of Windows 98.

Microsoft had added many features in Windows Neptune, such as support for Universal Plug and Play, Windows Driver Model, and Internet Explorer 5.5.

Windows Neptune was canceled in 2001, and some of its features were later incorporated into other versions of Windows, such as Windows XP.

If you are interested in learning more about Windows Neptune, you can check out various resources available online.

Requirements:

Install all the required apps for the tutorial like Limbo PC, ZArchiver, and VNC viewer.
Download the Windows Neptune image file from the above link.

Download the Windows Neptune image file from the above link, The image file will be in zip file.

After downloading the image file, open the ZArchiver app and open the downloads folder.
Here you will find 7z file of Windows, Select the file and click on extract button.
It will take around 10-15 minutes to extract the file.
Extraction time depends upon the processing power of your phone so timings may vary.
After extraction is completed, you will get 7 Gb of vhd file of Windows Neptune, so make sure you have enough storage space in your device.

Now go to Limbo Pc, Select New option under Load Machine, Give the name as Windows Neptune.
It will ask you to search for downloadable OS, click on cancel.

Now go below and Select the Hard Disk A option.
Click on open option and Select the Windows Neptune VHD file from Downloads folder.
Now go below and set the following options.
Video display - cirrus
Sound card - sb16
Network - user
Network card - ne2k_isa
Enable the high priority option.

After all the options are selected, now it's time to click on the play button.
Booting process depends on the processor your phone has.
It might take around 10-20 minutes to boot as it is an old version of Windows.
It might not come with all the features but it will give you the feel of running Windows Neptune on android.

So, in this way, you can run Windows Neptune on android using Limbo PC emulator.
It will be very slow as it is an old operating system, and it might take time to make it run smoothly by modifying further in the future.
If you are interested, you can check out other cool Windows tutorials from here.
If you want to learn more about Qemu, you can check it out from here.
If you want to watch the video tutorial of this post, click on the play button below.