Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 11:34:36 +0200 (CEST) From: Walter Hop <walter@binity.com> To: Michael Coward <mickal13@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Very Inportant Question Message-ID: <20020502113034.E42691-100000@surreal.nl> In-Reply-To: <F187iWcZf7oWbtnxOyJ00001c93@hotmail.com>
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[in reply to Michael Coward <mickal13@hotmail.com>, 02/05/02] > Hi I just downloaded FreeBsd Version 4.5 ISO. I curently have windoes XP on > my computer and you know how xp can run multiple operating systems!! Well if > I install FREEBSD on the same harddisk will there be ne conflicts?? If you create the FreeBSD partitions in free space, your existing partitions will be left alone. Basically you have two options: 1) keep the Windows boot loader and use c:\boot.ini to boot FreeBSD; 2) install the FreeBSD boot manager in the MBR which will give you the option of booting into Windows or FreeBSD. I have used option 2 as it is very simple to setup, just after fdisk'ing in the FreeBSD sysinstall tool, when asked, answer 'Install the FreeBSD boot manager'. I know it sounds a little tricky but it has never screwed up my previous install. (Now dual booting Windows 2000 and FreeBSD using the FreeBSD boot loader) -- Walter Hop <walter@binity.com> | +31 6 24452020 | PGP keyid 0x84813998 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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