Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 20:55:17 -0400 (EDT) From: CyberPeasant <djv@bedford.net> To: jgarcia@brokersys.com (JGarcia) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: installing freebsd over another linux app Message-ID: <199806220055.UAA17637@lucy.bedford.net> In-Reply-To: <01BD9D48.7F963B00@ernie-48.brokersys.com> from JGarcia at "Jun 21, 98 07:11:40 pm"
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JGarcia wrote: > I was told to start using redhat 5.0 that someone installed on > my pc. I am more interested in installing FreeBSD and want to know > since I am running ms windows95 and have a dos partion can I just > go into windows explorer and then delete the RedHat folder and > then re-install the FreeBSD operationg system in place of redhat. No. This isn't really how it's done. > Please let me know if this is possible instead of re formatting the HD > and re installing win95 and then FreeBSD? It should not be necessary to re-install anything, assuming that you have a disk partition free for FreeBSD. See the webpage www.freebsd.org for details. In the general case, though, you may have to reformat (i.e. repartition) the harddisk. By the way, FreeBSD and Linux are unrelated projects. Dave -- http://www.microsoft.com/security: `Microsoft Windows NT Server is the most secure network operating system available.' Don Quixote: `You are mistaken, Sancho.' To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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