Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 21:31:25 -0500 From: "Josh Paetzel" <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net> To: "Danny" <dannyh@idx.com.au>, "Todd Miller" <the_smart_guys@yahoo.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Replacing Windows 95 with Free BSD Message-ID: <NEBBIJCLELPGBFNNJOFHIEMICDAA.jpaetzel@hutchtel.net> In-Reply-To: <00070412281504.00411@dannyh.freebsd.org>
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> > > Hello > > It depends on how your partitioned your windows 95 machine. you > might have a > prtion C and D then you can delete the contents of D to install FreeBSD > > FreeBSD has a boot manager has boot manager called booteasy whihc > allows you to > use both Windows and FreeBSD > > If you have partitioned your computer with only C drive. You can > use Zip Drives > (not recommended) to backup your work, you can use a CD Burner > (recommended) > > > > On Tue, 04 Jul 2000, Todd Miller wrote: > > >%_HELP! I have Windows 95, and I want to replace my OS with > Free BSD. But I don’t want to lose all personal data on my hard > disk. Can you help me? > > > > Remembering back to my beginner days with UNIX, I lost a couple of drives that I was sharing between win3.11 and FBSD. I would (in light of my experience) recommend that you go to Comp USA where they sell 15 gig IDE drives for 99.95 and get one of those and keep FBSD away from your windows drive. Josh To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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