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Date:      Mon, 26 Aug 2002 16:29:26 +0200
From:      Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@bellavista.cz>
To:        Raymond Law <flaw@vt.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, rlaw@vt.edu
Subject:   Re: Windows 2000 and FreeBSD co-exist?
Message-ID:  <20020826142926.GY21595@freepuppy.bellavista.cz>
In-Reply-To: <3D6C745D@zathras>
References:  <3D6C745D@zathras>

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> Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 10:16:34 -0400
> From: Raymond Law <flaw@vt.edu>
> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Cc: rlaw@vt.edu
> Subject: Windows 2000 and FreeBSD co-exist?
> 
> Can I install Windows 2000 first and then FreeBSD?  Will it work?

    they say so. :) (seriously: of course)
 
> I have two hard drives and put Windows 2000 in the first drive and
> FreeBSD in the second drive.  Windows 2000 is installed using NTFS.
> 
> After installing FreeBSD, the boot manager says:
> 
> F1 ??
> F5 Drive 1
> 
> Pressing F5 goes to:
> 
> F1 FreeBSD
> F5 Drive 0

    that's how it goes AFAICT
 
> FreeBSD was installed successfully and I can log in to FreeBSD without
> any problems.

    good.

> BTW, is there any documentation on how to use the new X configure tool
> in sysinstall?

    no idea. i've always configured X by hand.
 
> However, I encountered an error when logging into Windows 2000.  I
> typed in my user name and password and then saw a popup dialog saying
> there is an error in virtual memory table or something (don't remember
> the exact message).  And then it goes back to the logging screen.  I
> can't get to the desktop at all.  What is wrong here?  Can I recover
> Windows 2000 on the first drive or do I have to re-install it?

    i can't imagine how this could be caused by the FreeBSD install.

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