Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2022 07:58:09 +0000 From: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> To: Megan Taylor <megan_loves_jesus@hotmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How To Install Windows From Free BSD? Message-ID: <20220116075809.823ce23e7f754d86651d6647@sohara.org> In-Reply-To: <MW5PR14MB54349D06A33FC83E68B08AE9B6559@MW5PR14MB5434.namprd14.prod.outlook.com> References: <MW5PR14MB54349D06A33FC83E68B08AE9B6559@MW5PR14MB5434.namprd14.prod.outlook.com>
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On Sat, 15 Jan 2022 22:18:54 +0000 Megan Taylor <megan_loves_jesus@hotmail.com> wrote: > hi, > > you may remember when free bsd was installed on my computer. i have a hp > beats laptop. Assuming *once* that you're not trolling. If you have FreeBSD on your computer someone went to some trouble to put it there, FreeBSD does not magically "install itself over windows" it requires moderately skilled work to achieve that - your best source of help is that person. If they did it to your computer without your permission you may want to complain to them. > i couldn't get back windows yet, but i had to call a "unix expert" to get > a menu and browser and that stuff. i still fucking hate free bsd and fire > fox. i miss windows and internet explorer. That "unix expert" can probably help you install Windows. Failing that https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/ will make you into a "unix expert" and unleash the power you now have at your fingertips. > is there a way to install windows from free bsd? like how free bsd could > install itself over windows? That did not happen - installing FreeBSD requires work. Windows is commercial software, Microsoft want paying for it. > i dont own any usb sticks. They're very cheap. > the windows download page is just a file that free bsd cant open. it > seems to be an "ISO" file that can be used to create a cd rom, but i > don't know how to create one. That is a little fiddly - but there are guides online and some gui applications you can install that probably make it easy but I've never tried them. > all the windows on ebay or amazon costs $100. i cant afford that. The bulk of that is for the license key - you can buy recovery discs for much less but you'll need your original activation key which might be printed on the bottom of the laptop. -- Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>
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