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Subject: Re: Dual boot WinXP and FreeBSD 5.3
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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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