Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 18:02:00 +0000 From: "clayton rollins" <crollins666@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: XP + FreeBSD Message-ID: <Sea1-F962lXzxrKaOJT0003dbaa@hotmail.com>
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Reply sent to -questions as "[from newbies]: XP + FreeBSD", please direct replies to that thread. On June 6, 2004, <David.Annetts@csiro.au> wrote: > >Hi, > >This has probably been answered before, but I was unable to find >explicit confirmation. > >The installation guide (2.5.3) states that "You now have the option to >install a boot manager. In general, you >should choose to install the FreeBSD boot manager if: > > *You have more than one drive, and have installed FreeBSD onto a >drive other than the first one. > *You have installed FreeBSD alongside another operating system on >the same disk, and you want to choose whether to start FreeBSD or the >other operating system when you start the compute" > >Will installing FreeBSD's boot manager render my exisiting XP >installation inoperable? I have been down this route with Linux in the >past with the result that my NT partition was unusable after Linux >installation. > >Many thanks, > >Dave. > _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/
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