Date: Sun, 24 Nov 1996 22:50:46 -0500 (EST) From: jack <jack@diamond.xtalwind.net> To: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> Cc: current@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: 2.2-ALPHA install failure Message-ID: <Pine.FBS.3.95.961124222439.2001B-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <199611250139.MAA11746@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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On Mon, 25 Nov 1996, Bruce Evans wrote: > >Dedicating one drive, does not mean dedicating all drives, Microsoft's > >install procedures are known for there ``I want the whole world'' phylosophy > >and can cause people great pain if installed with on another disk in > >the same systems as one of the FreeBSD ``bogus'' partitioned disks. > > Surely this is only caused by a installer error? I haven't used W95, Some people have all the luck. :) BillyBob's monster will cheerfully disable any boot manager it finds, and poke it's grimey fingers into /every/ drive in the box. If you're ever forced to use it, or are suddenly overcome with masochism, be sure to install it first then add whatever OSs you want to run. And make sure you have current backups for the day when it pops up the window saying, "I'm sorry your system is totally hosed. Reinstall Windows and all your programs." -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack O'Neill Finger jacko@onyx.xtalwind.net or jack@xtalwind.net http://www.xtalwind.net/~jacko/pubpgp.html #include <std_disclaimers.h> for my PGP key. PGP Key fingerprint = F6 C4 E6 D4 2F 15 A7 67 FD 09 E9 3C 5F CC EB CD --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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