Re: FreeBSD Coexisting with Windows
From: Glo8al (glo8alNO_at_SPAM.hotmail.com)
Date: 06/09/05
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Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 21:22:08 +1000
>Hello,
Hi
>
>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?
can be
>
I have W2k and Free BSD 5.x running on my laptop with no problems at
all.
If you don't like playing with RTFM boot loaders like GRUB, you could
get Boot magic which is a windows program. Install Free BSD on to a
partition, don't let it change anything on the MBR. Then back in
windows let boot magic find your Free BSD and it will then allow you
to pick which OS you want to boot to at start up.
There is a bit more to it than that and you will have to RTFM when
installing Free BSD.
Go for it.
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