Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 09:06:45 -0700 (PDT) From: James Phillips <anti_spam256@yahoo.ca> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: windoz, how do i install it last Message-ID: <38976.11274.qm@web65504.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20091006120022.15147106574D@hub.freebsd.org>
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=0A=0A=0A> Message: 30=0A> Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 07:05:23 -0400=0A> From: H= enry Olyer <henry.olyer@gmail.com>=0A> Subject: windoz, how do i install it= last=0A> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org=0A> Message-ID:=0A> =A0=A0=A0 <= 1d7089c40910060405k3ac6f53bx252ade8183f1f431@mail.gmail.com>=0A> Content-Ty= pe: text/plain; charset=3DISO-8859-1=0A> =0A> So I have a FreeBSD system.= =0A> Is their a way to install windoz?=A0 Say, XP-pro?=A0=0A> Or whatever..= .=0A> =0A=0AFrom the subject I gather you want to shrink the BSD slice, or = have room, then install Windows.=0A=0AThe fact you are asking the question = suggests you don't have your work backed up, and won't listen when told to = backup your work (takes one to know one). The other possibility is that you= want to install BSD now, but Windows later.=0A=0A<SNIPPED BACK-UP BOOT SEC= TOR SUGGESTION (decided it was more trouble than it was worth)> =0A=0AI any= case, you need a way to boot FreeBSD without the bootsector, such as the i= nstallation CD.=0A=0AAs I am not familiar with the gory details, I will ref= er you to Chapter 2 of the Handbook:=0Ahttp://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO= 8859-1/books/handbook/install.html=0A=0AIf you can't get the Windows Boot m= anager to boot FreeBSD, you will want to use the FreeBSD boot manager, ment= ioned in section: 2.6.3 Install a Boot Manager.=0A=0ARegards,=0A=0AJames Ph= illips=0A=0A=0A=0A__________________________________________________=0ADo Y= ou Yahoo!?=0ATired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection aroun= d =0Ahttp://mail.yahoo.com
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