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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.javanet.com!not-for-mail From: Jack <harpoMARX@javanet.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Looking for tips on how two install Win95 on FreeBSD system? Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 05:09:03 -0400 Organization: JavaNet Cafe Lines: 24 Message-ID: <33AE3D2F.167EB0E7@javanet.com> References: <33ADA44C.41C67EA6@ix.netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: spfl-us143.javanet.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01 (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.1.5-RELEASE i386) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:43348 Dave Hodge wrote: > > Could anyone tell me where I might be able to find good documentation on > how to install Win95 on my FreeBSD system. This is so that I can access > 95 via FreeBSD's dual boot manager. Any Tips will be appreicated also. > > Thank Much > > Dave Hodge > dlhodge@ix.netcom.com You "just do it". Be forewarned that 95 *will* overwrite your boot sector (hence, booteasy). Make sure you have a boot disk around so you can fix things. The only way I've found to reinstall booteasy after adding 95 is to boot into the install program, go through the novice install (just hit 'q' at the partitioning screen so that nothing's changed), choose booteasy like you originally did, and then ctrl-c out of the install after that. It's *far* easier to install 95 first and then add FBSD. I make no guarantees that this procedure will work for you and won't screw things up- but I've done it several times w/o a problem. I've also had very nasty things happen under System Commander- I'd advise you to stay FAR away from it. Good luck.