SheepShaver V2.2 Installation and User's Guide (Windows)

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Setting up SheepShaver

Contents:
-Creating a Hard disk file
-Getting a ROM image
-Editing the SheepShaver_prefs file

Creating a Hard disk file:
To set up SheepShaver and install a Mac OS you will need an empty hard disk file. Download a 500 Mb empty Hard disk file here. You have to unrar and unzip the file.

You can create one yourself using HFV Explorer. You can get it here: HFV-Explorer (it's a file that self-extracts with automated installation)
So install HFV Explorer and start it. This is what it looks like:

-Click File, then Format New Volume

-Enter a name for the volume (this name will show up in MacOS as the name of the hard disk
-Choose a volume size.
-Enter a path to a place where you want to save the hard disk file. (besides your SheepShaver executable would be a good place)
-Click OK. The volume will be created.

Getting a ROM image:

You can obtain a rom file from a mac your own, or download a Mac rom update from Apple and extract the rom file.
For a How-to please read these pages

Editing the SheepShaver_prefs file

SheepShaver uses a file called "SheepShaver_prefs" to store your settings. It is located in the same directory the executable is situated.
If the file does not exist, a first run of sheepshaver will create it. Best to do that now, although SheepShaper will not yet work. But we need the config file

You will have to edit this file to tell SheepShaver where to look for your hard disk file, the rom file and a cdrom to install from.
(keywords are in bold for clarity, you don't have to actually make them bold)

Now you can do this in two ways:
-Follow the guide below
-Download this nifty Sheep_GUI to edit the file with greater ease.

So you add:
disk SheepHD.hfv           (enter the name of the hard disk file you created in Installation, including the path to the file if it isn't in the directory with SheepShaver.exe)
cdrom h:\                         (enter the drive letter of your cd rom drive or enter the path and name of .iso file containing the Mac OS eg: c:\SheepShaver\MacOS.iso) 
rom Mac OS ROM         (enter the name of the rom file you extracted, including the path to the file if it isn't in the directory with SheepShaver.exe)

and while your at it, increase the standard ramsize to 32 mb, so you don't get into trouble installing Mac OS 9.
ramsize 33554432
 

The latest SheepShaver downloads already contain the files mentioned below, so you don't have to download them

To prevent an error with the keyboard keys 3 and 5 download this file : BasiliskII_keycodes and place it along with the other files
then change the line:

keycodes false to keycodes true

Save the file and place your cd in the drive you just specified.

To prevent problems with reading cdrom's download the cdenable.sys file and place it in you windows/system32 directory
Now you are ready to install Mac OS
So start SheepShaver by clicking the executable and wait for the Mac OS to start loading
 

Now go to Using SheepShaver for some information on how to handle the Mac OS

To have more control over your SheepShaver environment, go to Advanced settings