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Dual-boot ZFS-based PC-BSD 8.2 and Windows 7

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 4, 2011

[ Thanks to finid
for this link. ]

“In continuation of a series of articles on
dual-booting Linux and BSD desktop distributions with Windows 7,
this article presents a step by step guide on how to dual-boot the
latest stable release of PC-BSD, PC-BSD 8.2, on a computer with an
existing installation of Windows 7.

“This is a 3-stage process. In stage one, unused space is
reclaimed from the Windows 7 installation. Stage two involves the
installation of PC-BSD on the reclaimed space. And finally, in
stage 3, an entry for PC-BSD is added to the Windows boot menu.

“When completed successfully, the Windows boot menu will be just
like the one shown below, with entries to boot into Windows 7 or
PC-BSD 8.2.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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