Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 20:34:25 -0400 From: Jud <judmarc@earthlink.net> To: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu>, Florian Schmidt <flo@bsdforen.de>, 1@bendcable.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dual boot with windows xp and freebsd Message-ID: <oprogw7nx5l478m7@smtp.earthlink.net> In-Reply-To: <200304302203.h3UM3cOf010066@clunix.cl.msu.edu> References: <200304302203.h3UM3cOf010066@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
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On Wed, 30 Apr 2003 18:03:38 -0400 (EDT), Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> wrote: >> >> On Wednesday 30 April 2003 23:28, 1@bendcable.com wrote: >> > I would like to setup a partition on my Toshiba laptop to put FreeBSD >> > on. I currently have windows xp that I would like to keep. How can I >> > dual boot with FreeBSD without loosing windows xp? [snip] > If you do not have a slice (MS partition) already made to hold > the FreeBSD install and the XP slice uses up all of the current > disk space (minus what the hardware vendor leaves for diagnostics, etc), > you will need to use a utililty to squeeze the MS-XP slice down to make > room for it. I have successfully used Partition Magic. There > are others. Partition Magic is not free, but it is not expensive and > is available in stores such as Best Buy and online retailers. It has the > advantage of being able to handle NTFS type disk systems that like > to come with XP and Win2K which some of the others and especially > freeware > ones do not know how to handle yet. [snip] BootItNG is a shareware alternative at half the price or free (depending on whether you want to keep it past the 30-day trial). Far from having trouble with NTFS, during my year of experience with it, it has been both easier to use and more reliable than Partition Magic. Jud
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