Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 14:29:55 -0500 From: Henrik Hudson <lists@rhavenn.net> To: neodan85@optonline.net (Dan) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BAck to XP (yuck) Message-ID: <200207261429.55405.lists@rhavenn.net> In-Reply-To: <200207261642.g6QGgK819504@clunix.cl.msu.edu> References: <200207261642.g6QGgK819504@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
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As a guy who regularly switches back and forth between 2000 or XP and FreeBSD (don't ask why I don't just dual-boot) I have never had a problem reinstalling Windows. Sure, it says "unknow partitions" but you just tell it to wipe those partitions and it pops up your nice little warning "Are you sure? etc..." and you click "Yes" and off you go. Partition Magic, etc... isn't needed. Gaming is the only thing Windows is good for...everything else UNIX can do differently and/or better. On Friday 26 July 2002 11:42, Jerry McAllister wrote: > > i recently installed FreeBSD on one of my computers. I discovered that > > it was harder to learn than i thought it would be and i wanted to go back > > to WindowsXP. I tried formatting the disk and using the installer on the > > XP CDROM but it always says there is a primary hard disk failure. How > > can i fix this so i can install Windows again. > > First, have some patience with FreeBSD. It can actually be learned, > unlike Microsloth stuff which is a house of tricks. And once you get > it, that other stuff will seem weak and hard to use. > > Second, you may have to get your hands on a partition mangler such > as Partition Magic from Power Quest to clean things up before the XP > installer will know what to do. PM seems to work well and is copiously > documented and is available in many stores including Best Buy where I > found it recently. > > ////jerry > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Henrik Hudson lists@rhavenn.net Note: Beware of Dragons - Thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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