Is it possible that a real newbie fix is in order here? Just checking, are your boot drives in the new linux machine set to boot from CD ROM before your Hard Disk?<br><br><p><DEFANGED_div><DEFANGED_span class="gmail_quote">On 11/6/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">
Michael Mol</b> <<a href="mailto:mikemol@gmail.com">mikemol@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</DEFANGED_span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" DEFANGED_style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
What are you using to burn the ISO images? Are you using the<br>software's "Burn image" feature, or are you adding the ISO to the file<br>list?<br><br>On 11/5/07, Cameron <<a href="mailto:cmilkins@tds.net">
cmilkins@tds.net</a>> wrote:<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> Hi,<br>><br>> I'm not trying to create rookie spam here, but I couldn't see any way to<br>> filter this email to the appropriate parties. I could really use some help.
<br>> I have tried to download and burn iso images at least a half dozen times<br>> for a few distros of Linux. No matter what I do, I can't get any of them to<br>> boot. I have tried some user forums and followed all kinds of advice to no
<br>> avail. I have tried different disk burning programs, different speeds, bit<br>> torrent downloads, and the list goes on. Does anyone have a clean copy of a<br>> current release for a user-friendly Linux distribution that is easily
<br>> understood by newbies. Or, does anyone have a "silver bullet" for getting a<br>> clean iso image disk for installation. I'm sick of Windows and want to<br>> change, but currently frustrated by obtaining Linux. Please help.
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