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Date:      Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:06:20 -0400
From:      Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu>
To:        Daniel Molina Wegener <dmw@unete.cl>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Drew White <drewsecret@gmail.com>
Subject:   Re: hi
Message-ID:  <20070321150620.GC15277@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>
In-Reply-To: <200703202125.35291.dmw@unete.cl>
References:  <aebf0e610703201733u74709db8y3c8ffbce76a04ea8@mail.gmail.com> <200703202125.35291.dmw@unete.cl>

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On Tue, Mar 20, 2007 at 09:25:34PM -0400, Daniel Molina Wegener wrote:

> On Tuesday 20 March 2007 20:33, Drew White wrote:
> > Hi NOOB question... 
> 
>   Hi...
> 
> > I installed a second hard drive on the 
> > computer to put FreeBSD on, with windows xp on the other
> > drive. Can I dl the software and install it on the other hard
> > drive without burning it to cds or using floppy discs?
> > Wondering if I can do it from the other drive/operating
> > system.
> 
>   Yes, you can. But you need to install the boot loader on
> the first disc. Try using shell from install disc.

The problem is, he seems to be asking about doing it without
making an install disc.   Once he has made the install CD,
then he might as well go ahead and do the install with it
and not bother with the MS monkey business.

////jerry

> 
> > Thanks, please advise.
> >
> > Drew
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> Regards,
> -- 
>  .O. | Daniel Molina Wegener   | C/C++ Developer
>  ..O | dmw [at] unete [dot] cl | FOSS Coding Adict
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