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 

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