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Getting Ubuntu to work

Asked by ScouseMouse

I have just downloaded the Ubuntu desktop, but am finding it difficult to get it to run. I have not saved it to CD and am trying to run it directly off my desktop (WinXP). I click on the Start CD icon, and it opens a window, giving me various choices for software to use. When I click on these, however, I get an error message saying they do not exist. What am I doing wrong? Any help would be appreciated.

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Adam Smith (adamtropics) said : 		#1

You should to burn the iso to a cd and boot your computer from that cd. You can then run as a live cd to test, without any risk to your current install of xp, and then and only then if you like it, give it a go.

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Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄 (popey) said : 		#2

You can't "run" an ISO image, it is a bit-for-bit copy of the contents of a CD. You should burn it to CD and boot from it to test out Ubuntu.

See the following guides for more information:-

http://doc.ubuntu.com/screencasts/Downloading_and_Burning_an_Ubuntu_ISO
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto
http://doc.ubuntu.com/screencasts/Installing_Ubuntu_with_Windows_Dual-Boot

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