From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 22 21:53:59 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E2E516A4CE for ; Thu, 22 Jul 2004 21:53:59 +0000 (GMT) Received: from grog.secure-computing.net (grog.secure-computing.net [63.228.14.241]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 351CA43D31 for ; Thu, 22 Jul 2004 21:53:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ecrist@secure-computing.net) Received: from [192.168.1.100] (nat-server.secure-computing.net [63.228.14.245]) (authenticated bits=0)i6MLr3mZ038885 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5 bits=128 verify=NO); Thu, 22 Jul 2004 16:53:04 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from ecrist@secure-computing.net) From: Eric Crist Organization: Secure Computing Networks To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Fractal Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 16:57:16 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.6.2 References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200407221657.17207.ecrist@secure-computing.net> X-Virus-Scanned: clamd / ClamAV version 0.74, clamav-milter version 0.74a on grog.secure-computing.net X-Virus-Status: Clean Subject: Re: FreeBSD and WinNT X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: ecrist@secure-computing.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 21:53:59 -0000 On Monday 19 July 2004 09:27, Fractal wrote: > I have a FreeBSD 4.8 and I need to install on the same machine > WindowsNT-like operating system. I tried to do this and installed it. But > after recovering of BSD bootstrap loader using sysinstall I found that I > cannot load Windows. Namely, there was two question signs ('??') in the > second string of BSD loader menu (the first was 'FreeBSD') and after > selecting it by F3 my computer rebooted. Windows should run on NTFS > partition, not FAT. Can I do something and if yes, what? I've never installed FreeBSD _before_ Windows, but I have the other way around. The FreeBSD boot loader will recognize the Windows partitions and setup correctly. When I've done things the other way around, I have used Partition Magic, and Boot Magic to get things working. > > Thank You. You're Welcome. -- Eric F Crist Keep your pecker hard and your powder dry, and the world WILL turn.