Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 09:30:18 +0200 From: Johann Visagie <wjv@cityip.co.za> To: Anthony <asusu@tcac.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HELP, i cant run windows now! Message-ID: <19980929093018.B24711@cityip.co.za> In-Reply-To: <19980929133006.E15172@freebie.lemis.com>; from Greg Lehey on Tue, Sep 29, 1998 at 01:30:06PM %2B0930 References: <360FD211.CCA7A4CD@tcac.net> <19980928214330.D3432@TOJ.org> <19980929133006.E15172@freebie.lemis.com>
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On Tue, 29 Sep 1998 at 13:30 SAT, Greg Lehey wrote: > > > On Mon, Sep 28, 1998 at 01:14:41PM -0500, Anthony wrote: > >> HI > >> I havent installed FreeBSD just yet but i REALLY want to. I want > >> freeBSD for me + windows95 on my computer for my family. When ever > >> I use FIPS.EXE to free up space for freeBSD i cant get back into to > >> windows at all. It gives me this message-- [ snip ] > The real answer to Anthony is: "Tell us more about your system and > what you have done to it so far". I can't answer this question > myself, since I don't do Microsoft, but I'm sure others will if they > are given the background they need. >From the way he put it, I think Anthony might have been trying to run FIPS.EXE _whilst_ operating under Windows 95. Baaaaad mistake. Anthony, try booting into a DOS prompt (F8 while booting), and run FIPS from there. Of course, before running something as potentially destructive as FIPS, backup all data first. -- V Johann Visagie | Email: wjv@CityIP.co.za | Tel: +27 21 419-7878 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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