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    cant install

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Mat Dope, Jul 20, 2007.

  1. Mat Dope

    Mat Dope Notebook Consultant

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    i downloaded what i though was the installer for ubuntu and it was like 700mb then it never installed it just opened and basically just gave me a tour of it.

    anyone have a link to the file i can download?
     
    Mat Dope, Jul 20, 2007
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  2. boomslang06

    boomslang06 Notebook Guru

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    click install on desktop when its loaded. you got of their site right?
    its a iso file which you have to burn to cd. you then boot from cd press enter on #1 wait for it to load and the click install.
     
    boomslang06, Jul 20, 2007
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  3. Mat Dope

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    ill try that again, i had it burned to a cd
     
    Mat Dope, Jul 20, 2007
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  4. Romanian

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    But I don't think you can just burn the ISO as a data CD. Don't you have to use Nero Burning ROM or something, so it's like a real CD and not just an image?
     
    Romanian, Jul 20, 2007
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  5. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    You have to burn it as an ISO image; otherwise the disc won't work. ;)
     
    Bog, Jul 20, 2007
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    Gladiator, Jul 21, 2007
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    Mat, It sounds to me that you're trying to load the disk within Windows (hence the tour). You need to shutdown the computer and boot from the CD, you may have to go into the BIOS to change the boot order to boot from CD before booting from the hard drive.
     
    t12ek, Jul 22, 2007
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