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On 02/16/12 06:14, Chip Oakley wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am upgrading to BSD from windows.
>
> I am having complications with an old password from Windows that I cannot
> remember.
>
> I created an ISO Boot CD on another computer and installed it and made sure
> to set the BIOS to boot from CD, to no avail.
>
> Is there a way to access the executable files from the CD and overwrite
> windows for my BSD installation?
Welcome to FreeBSD!

FreeBSD and Windows are completely incompatible, I'm afraid. Can you 
boot from usb? You can download a memstick img from the same place you 
got your cd iso. More cost effective too - no old releases floating 
around for years; you just reuse the same old memstick! ;)

If you try a memstick, make sure its big enough. Most of the smallest 
usb sticks you can buy are about 4G anyway, so it will work. You need 
about 1.5G. And I believe you can use SD or other memory cards as well.