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From: mercier@cinenet.net (Bob Mercier)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: How to restore BootManager?
Date: 2 Nov 1995 21:32:50 GMT
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I just installed Win95 over the DOS partition I had coexisting
with my FreeBSD partition.  I had installed FreeBSD after DOS
so had the BootManager and could boot either BSD or DOS.  After
installing Win95 it (of course) installed a new boot sector and
BootManager is gone.  I can still boot BSD using fbsdboot.exe
from Win95 but It's very inconvient.

Is there a way to re-install just the BootManager?  I tried using
sysinstall and told it to re-write the partition table (Along with BM),
it asked me if I wouldn't rather wait, I said "no, go ahead" and
watched the disk light carefully--nothing.

Any help appreciated.

Bob