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Date:      Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:00:37 -0700
From:      Tyler Gee <geekout@gmail.com>
To:        Eric <eric@savaka.com>
Cc:        freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: winxp and freebsd
Message-ID:  <6e01203b05022215006a221d68@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <6e01203b050222145968985bb8@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <421BB6F6.2080704@savaka.com> <6e01203b050222145968985bb8@mail.gmail.com>

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"...you would have no way to access FBSD."

Except with a boot disk, as Grant points out.

-wtgee


On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 15:59:30 -0700, Tyler Gee <geekout@gmail.com> wrote:
> You always have to install Windows first if you are going to dual boot
> with anything.  The reason is that Windows will automatically rewrite
> your Master Boot Record without asking so if you did FBSD first and
> then Windows you would have no way to access FBSD.
> 
> -wtgee
> 
> On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:49:26 -0500, Eric <eric@savaka.com> wrote:
> > I want to configure my pc to dual boot winxp and freebsd.  Should I
> > install winxp first?  Or freebsd first.
> >
> > Thanks for any advice.
> >
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