From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 6 16:06:46 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB589106568F for ; Tue, 6 Oct 2009 16:06:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from anti_spam256@yahoo.ca) Received: from web65504.mail.ac4.yahoo.com (web65504.mail.ac4.yahoo.com [76.13.9.48]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 93D848FC17 for ; Tue, 6 Oct 2009 16:06:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 11352 invoked by uid 60001); 6 Oct 2009 16:06:46 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.ca; s=s1024; t=1254845206; bh=h4k6nwZkxwS3w4dJOEfASVURbeXez5BuNg7SSFwTgrc=; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=h3+3SrxQkMNIAHHa5UrroD9DM2li7oC9tOFcPTdGz0eR0zimDh8NUVWHtP1SZQBFhzk0kAD883/UCLFEUtOuaAoCjVoQGB9XN0LILtAOI6O3YX8/ml24jWR1glVPqW7j+YvQ+5dDPhjwCk7OFAg1ru/aoN5xerntGLgU2ncusPY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.ca; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=1eXHDQpcay3FfShVoebVbRS4rAeNTUkad6HtNcasvK66JkDjYvjn7q5UXkVYxOnh4DOAOeAaxZpalw6D7SCNiR42Mln7764fl/keQFjru7SkLiKnZQw2wIY3RzRlL3zAPptbubrjA4mkN9AoBS/CSnBVh/XfYe3Ne83UTGztZnE=; Message-ID: <38976.11274.qm@web65504.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> X-YMail-OSG: Vt_7f1QVM1k_ijYXSjAX8JhxjXkKOv02xatzOJkVoF3pMdi7HrXPaQiZ_jc6JCGDP0Br5Pip_KKbpHH_C81DQXELzYkbl6gBvRr17EKg.qYjAgyUdbf2k28L1rwSZr0LHf57WzKdUaFDecTYmWIQW5MqFF73JrUNiexYxjtm9wQZjd9dvljkhT1pS.bf27Spr3e3qe8oYNYYKf3Cyaw6fSCH_mNdkjOKpFQyFOe.z7bhX09uu85AVu__rhxv9BkCtxLAgAq71VSFJQsbWNE8Kwiqm1_nCEhz1RPlcqW4SXlyMHCTQyOOkiGtMS4U2vgUKiqGG36ufAm3nUhhNrelJjEPjoZtChEty6seVS99yDiUdrAO22R2ZQbKP_6kk4mUCoZxafC1jS.KXZKv4obXjhmSUlEMPA-- Received: from [208.99.137.71] by web65504.mail.ac4.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:06:45 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailClassic/7.0.14 YahooMailWebService/0.7.347.3 Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 09:06:45 -0700 (PDT) From: James Phillips To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20091006120022.15147106574D@hub.freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: windoz, how do i install it last X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:06:47 -0000 =0A=0A=0A> Message: 30=0A> Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 07:05:23 -0400=0A> From: H= enry Olyer =0A> Subject: windoz, how do i install it= last=0A> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org=0A> Message-ID:=0A> =A0=A0=A0 <= 1d7089c40910060405k3ac6f53bx252ade8183f1f431@mail.gmail.com>=0A> Content-Ty= pe: text/plain; charset=3DISO-8859-1=0A> =0A> So I have a FreeBSD system.= =0A> Is their a way to install windoz?=A0 Say, XP-pro?=A0=0A> Or whatever..= .=0A> =0A=0AFrom the subject I gather you want to shrink the BSD slice, or = have room, then install Windows.=0A=0AThe fact you are asking the question = suggests you don't have your work backed up, and won't listen when told to = backup your work (takes one to know one). The other possibility is that you= want to install BSD now, but Windows later.=0A=0A =0A=0AI any= case, you need a way to boot FreeBSD without the bootsector, such as the i= nstallation CD.=0A=0AAs I am not familiar with the gory details, I will ref= er you to Chapter 2 of the Handbook:=0Ahttp://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO= 8859-1/books/handbook/install.html=0A=0AIf you can't get the Windows Boot m= anager to boot FreeBSD, you will want to use the FreeBSD boot manager, ment= ioned in section: 2.6.3 Install a Boot Manager.=0A=0ARegards,=0A=0AJames Ph= illips=0A=0A=0A=0A__________________________________________________=0ADo Y= ou Yahoo!?=0ATired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection aroun= d =0Ahttp://mail.yahoo.com