Date: Sat, 26 Jun 1999 22:41:37 -0600 (MDT) From: Jonathon Doran <doranj@Colorado.EDU> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: compatibility with windows\DOS Message-ID: <199906270441.WAA17154@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> In-Reply-To: <19990627041938.10225.cpmta@c008.sfo.cp.net> from "curtissb.418852@nsimail.com" at Jun 26, 99 09:19:38 pm
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> If you install freeBSD what happens to windows and dos? Also, can you choose which operating system to boot in to? It depends on how you do the install, which is why it is so important that people read the FreeBSD Handbook before attempting an install. This can be found at: http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/index.html Specifically, look at the section "MS-DOS Users Questions and Answers". If you have a free partition on your hard disk (which is unlikely for most Windows users, I assume they have used the entire drive) you can install FreeBSD in that partition. If the entire drive is formatted for Windows, but you have enough disk space free, you can use a tool like "FIPS" or "Partition Magic" to repartition your disk. Once this is done, you can install FreeBSD in the new partition. Part of the FreeBSD installation allows you to select a boot manager (if you want one). Installing one will allow you to select which OS you want to boot on startup. Jon Doran To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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