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Subject: RE: Dual Booting FreeBSD and Windows XP Pro
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> > I have to support Winbloze Lusers so I don't have much choice. 
> Do I install
> > WinXP first and then FreeBSD or vice versa ? Do I use the FreeBSD Boot
> > Manager or should I just use the WinXP Boot Manager and alter 
> the boot.ini
> > file to include a FreeBSD bootup ?
> 
> I usually install Win OS first. Then you can install FreeBSD and use
> FreeBSD boot manager. But please remember to put FreeBSD boot manager to
> your Master Boot Record(MBR) when installing FreeBSD.
> So far, I had no problem.
> 
> regards,
> koro

I also recommend to install the BSD boot manager and then install GRUB.
Chek it out.

/usr/ports/sysutils/grub

HTH

Gerardo


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