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Date:      Tue, 9 Jul 1996 21:26:05 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
To:        Juan Savioli <jcs@owl.dhi.dk>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Win 95 +FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.960709212454.1752B-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <96Jul5.074629gmt.39681@gateway.dhi.dk>

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On Fri, 5 Jul 1996, Juan Savioli wrote:

> I have a PC with Windows 95 and I want to install FreeBSD.
> I checked in the FAQ, and they say I install Windows 95 
> first and then FreeBSD. But what does it mean? I have to 
> go to the DOS prompt and install it as if I were in DOS,
> or in another way.

You're OK.  That advice is if you are totally reinstalling everything.  

Win95's setup overwrites the boot sector, where to boot manager goes.  
Installing it first circumvents that problem.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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