Re: winxp and freebsd

Eric <[email protected]> Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:10:31 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.os.freebsd.newbies
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Thanks --- any recommendations on formatting and partitioning my hdd 
prior to the OS installs?

Tyler Gee wrote:

>"...you would have no way to access FBSD."
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>Except with a boot disk, as Grant points out.
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>-wtgee
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>On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 15:59:30 -0700, Tyler Gee <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>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.
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>>-wtgee
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>>On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:49:26 -0500, Eric <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>>I want to configure my pc to dual boot winxp and freebsd.  Should I
>>>install winxp first?  Or freebsd first.
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>>>Thanks for any advice.
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