FreeBSD Coexisting with Windows

From: John Hokanson Jr. (johnhokansonNOSPAM_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 06/07/05 

Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 22:19:54 GMT

Hello,

Newbie question here. I have a Windows XP machine that has two NTFS
partitions on it already, and I'm thinking of installing FreeBSD on this
machine for dual boot to play around with. However, after talking with a
friend who offered to burn a copy of his FreeBSD discs, he suggested
that I don't install it on a box that already has Windows but rather a
separate machine. Apparently, he is of the mindset that installing
FreeBSD on a Windows box could end up destroying the Windows partitions
(ie. FreeBSD will try to mount the Windows partitions after installation
and destroy them).

Is this true, or is dual booting safe?

Thanks.

- John

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