The iso image of FreeBSD was also needed to boot into the install menu will explain later. I had a copy of FreeBSD on a DVD disc with the help of ImgBurn. The first is a size of about 158GB formatted in NTFS, and the second of 80GB was left unformatted.Īfter reinstalling Windows 7 on the first partition, and completed some general needs, such as current updates, and installing antivirus, I downloaded EasyBCD for installation.ĮasyBCD completed its install with no issues. So with that in mind, and a clean HDD, I was able to boot the computer with GParted, and created (2) partitions. While the need for the Windows 7 Installation DVD may not be necessary, since partioning through Windows is possible and "shrinking" the existing Windows disk, I had already deleted my partition with GParted in the process of finding a solution. I made sure to have a back up of my Windows 7 installation prior to repartitioning. My computer is a Compaq Presario 2.2Ghz laptop with 4GB of Ram, a 250GB HDD with Windows 7 Home Premium preinstalled. I chose to create this How-To, since some others were not specific, and had left me without the proper steps in mind. After some extensive reading and trial and error, I was able to successfully install FreeBSD alongside Windows 7 in a dual boot configuration.