From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Sep 28 21:00:43 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA01435 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 21:00:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from allegro.lemis.com (allegro.lemis.com [192.109.197.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA01404 for ; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 21:00:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from grog@freebie.lemis.com) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [192.109.197.137]) by allegro.lemis.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) with ESMTP id NAA11232; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 13:30:08 +0930 (CST) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) id NAA29115; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 13:30:06 +0930 (CST) Message-ID: <19980929133006.E15172@freebie.lemis.com> Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 13:30:06 +0930 From: Greg Lehey To: Tom Jackson , Anthony , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HELP, i cant run windows now! References: <360FD211.CCA7A4CD@tcac.net> <19980928214330.D3432@TOJ.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.91.1i In-Reply-To: <19980928214330.D3432@TOJ.org>; from Tom Jackson on Mon, Sep 28, 1998 at 09:43:30PM -0500 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG [Format autorecovered at freebie.lemis.com] On Monday, 28 September 1998 at 21:43:30 -0500, Tom Jackson wrote: > On Mon, Sep 28, 1998 at 01:14:41PM -0500, Anthony wrote: >> HI >> I havent installed FreeBSD just yet but i REALLY want to. I want >> freeBSD for me + windows95 on my computer for my family. When ever >> I use FIPS.EXE to free up space for freeBSD i cant get back into to >> windows at all. It gives me this message-- >> "While initailizing Device VFBACKUP >> VFBACKUP could not load VFD.VXD" >> Do you have anyclue what this is? I tried to get help from the >> freeBSD IRC lines but I barely get any help or they weren't there >> or whatever so I turn to you. I hope this gives you enough info to >> help solve whatever the problem is. > You don't say but I'm assuming you have one disk you are trying to > install both os's on. If I were you, I would reinstall w95 first and > leave adequate room on the disk for Fbsd to install its partition. I don't know what he's doing either, but I consider this the worst possible solution. Who knows what he's going to lose by reinstalling Microsoft? Yes, I know Microsoft themselves frequently recommend this procedure, but that's an admission of defeat, not a description of a desirable solution. > I seem to remember there is a problem using fips with w95. BTW I > have this setup and it works just fine. I use the free bootinst.exe > boot manager. Yes, I think there was something. The real answer to Anthony is: "Tell us more about your system and what you have done to it so far". I can't answer this question myself, since I don't do Microsoft, but I'm sure others will if they are given the background they need. Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message