From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 31 11:17:34 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4505B37B401 for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2003 11:17:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from web40610.mail.yahoo.com (web40610.mail.yahoo.com [66.218.78.147]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CBF3E43F3F for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2003 11:17:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from deesto@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <20030731181733.49683.qmail@web40610.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [143.48.14.233] by web40610.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 31 Jul 2003 11:17:33 PDT Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 11:17:33 -0700 (PDT) From: John DeStefano To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: Re: Dual booting FreeBSD and Windows XP X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 18:17:34 -0000 >"Jud" wrote: >On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 17:55:25 -0400 (EDT), "Jerry McAllister" > said: >> > >> > Hello, >> > >> > I have a computer with Windows XP installed on it. >> > I want to dual boot it with FreeBSD. >> > My question is: does FreeBSD's boot loader support loading XP? >> > Because I've heard XP doesn't like it's MBR being overwritten. Is >this >> > true? >> >> I believe both statements are true. >> Anyway, you can boot XP with FreeBSD's MBR and that's the important >one. >> >> ////jerry > >I see most of the usual suspects have weighed in - may as well complete >the list. :-) > >Jerry's right and so's Adam. I happen to be using GAG right now, >because >it's pretty automagic and I have a slightly complicated setup. > >I'd recommend that even if you decide to use the FreeBSD bootloader or >GAG that you also have a look at the online FAQ and Google this list. >These resources as well as the man pages and the online Handbook will >stand you in good stead as you continue with FreeBSD. > >Jud And yet another vote for GAG, this time from a newbie! ;) I have a FreeBSD/Windows 98/Windows XP system, and although I once had it booting from a FBSD loader, GAG was so easy to install and configure that I've switched over. It works very well, and it's very easy to use. Just copy the program to a floppy and boot with it. Use the setup menu to add your OS selections, add a descriptive name for each (and even a different icon to distinguish them!), install your choices to the hard drive from the menu, and off you go. ~John --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software