On Thursday 28 June 2007 03:08:34 Garrett Cooper wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi; > > > > FWIW, if you just got your new computer with Windows Vista installed and > > were > > hoping to dual boot FreeBSD on it, let me tell you that FreeBSD's bootloader > > will screw things up. > > > > Microsoft basically declared the war on alternative OSs so it seems vista > > doesn't like: > > - bootloaders different than the one used by Vista. > > - Making a non Vista partition active. > > > > I did what I used to do with XP: I resized the Windows partition with a > > liveCD > > and QTparted, Installed FreeBSD with booteasy.. and surprise... Windows > > Vista > > won't run again. > > > > I then rescued the Vista installation with the install CD (good thing they > > included that this time, and not only the preinstalled OS!), and looked on > > the > > -net for something called EasyBCD, which looks like it will solve the > > problem > > by reconfiguring the Vista bootloader. > > > > cheers, > > > > Pedro. > > > Their excuse is probably to keep (some of the less intelligent) users > out there from booting using their own media or alternate means. M$ > really must have something important in their bootloader... > -Garrett
I have Vista Home edition ruinning any FreeBSD without any problems and without having to do anything special - That is on CURRENT _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
