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Date:      Thu, 15 Jan 1998 11:26:57 +0000
From:      Jason Wells <jcwells@u.washington.edu>
To:        cnet@centralnet.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Is it possable?
Message-ID:  <3.0.3.32.19980115112657.007bdb60@jcwells.deskmail.washington.edu>
In-Reply-To: <34BE4E0E.ED0C1D3F@centralnet.com>

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At 09:57 1/15/98 -0800, Bob Kline wrote:
>Hi I would like to know somthing.\
>
>Im running a windows 95 system web server with O'Rilley's website pro
>can I install BSD 4.4 on a windows 95 system without loseing my present
>configuration? or do I have to install bsd then reload everything? Also
>iues alot of graphics programs and need to know if there is some way to
>run them under this platform...
>
>Thank you
>
>Bob Kline

To answer your questions directly:

Yes it is possible. No you won't lose your present configuration. No do not
install FreeBSD and then reload everything. Yes there is a way to use your
existing graphics applications.

In a nustshell, you will leave all of your w95 stuff on the first half of
your drive and install FreeBSD on the second half of your drive. Your w95
system will be unaffected by FreeBSD and FreeBSD will be unaffected by w95.

There is a large portion of FreeBSD users doing exactly this. I am one of
them.

Of course, this assumes that you do the install correctly and carefully.

For more specific information go to:
http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/
http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/FAQ27.html#27
http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install.html

Good luck,
Jason Wells



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