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Date:      Thu, 30 Dec 2004 18:11:03 +0200
From:      tethys ocean <tethys.ocean@gmail.com>
To:        Tom Connolly <tomc@cqg.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD_Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Dual boot WinXP and FreeBSD 5.3
Message-ID:  <235b8000041230081123021567@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <033f01c4ec6e$014ba970$9a11a8c0@d3stomc>
References:  <033f01c4ec6e$014ba970$9a11a8c0@d3stomc>

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On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 16:44:28 -0700, Tom Connolly <tomc@cqg.com> wrote:
> Hello list.  I wish to put FreeBSD 5.3 on a new hard drive and have it
> dual boot with the existing Windows XP system (separate HD).  Can I just
> simply go through the FreeBSD install and have it install the FreeBSD
> boot manager/loader on the XP drive?  I can't risk doing any damage to
> the XP system as it has a thermal analyzer program on it that won't run
> on FreeBSD (otherwise I would have no use for XP at all).  I would like
> to know if there are any "gotchas" or anything that could be a problem.
> I would really like to hear comments from anyone who has set up such a
> system.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Tom
> 
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