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otero
08-20-2005, 05:00 PM
i installed pcbsd but i get a bunch of errors and it never starts (bootloader installed in mbr)**.... i dont even get to see the desktop.... i would like to reinstall it again but this time i DONT** wanna install bootloader in the mbr... anyways i want to uninstall bootloader and leave mbr with the original settings to boot windows xp automaticlly.

antik
08-20-2005, 06:45 PM
i installed pcbsd but i get a bunch of errors and it never starts (bootloader installed in mbr)**.... i dont even get to see the desktop.... i would like to reinstall it again but this time i DONT** wanna install bootloader in the mbr... anyways i want to uninstall bootloader and leave mbr with the original settings to boot windows xp automaticlly.

boot from dos diskette or cd and type:

fdisk /mbr

kmoore134
08-22-2005, 03:07 PM
Otero,

If you want, I can get you a pre-release copy of 0.8 for tesing. I've made some big modifications to how it installs, it should help fix any issues with this.

Let me know if you are interested.

cyrix
08-22-2005, 03:26 PM
me wants :D i'd like to test it..