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From: "Edwin D. Vinas" <xmisoy@gmail.com>
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Subject: no freebsd boot loader when re-installed another winXP
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hello everyone!
 i have a running dual-boot (FreeBSD and WinXP) before but when I got=20
hijacked by a SpyWare, i decided to re-install or repair my WinXP. what=20
WinXP installer did is it didnt format the current Windows but rather it=20
added a new bootable WinXP. so now, when the machine boots, it doesnt load=
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the FreeBSD boot loader but instead two WinXP Professional is being shown.=
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How do I recover the FreeBSD boot loader? I can't see any F1, F2 or F3 whic=
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allows me to choose which OS to boot. It seems the newly installed WinXP ha=
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removed the FreeBSD boot manager? Pls help me :-(
 thank you in advance!
-edwin

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