auto run discs

Please tell what are you trying to do... Ubuntu is not Windows, we can help you...?

Thank you

cant put m/board driver on
cant put sound card driver on
cant put g/card driver on
the auto-run cd/rom drive,cant self start keep getting error

it sounds like you are trying to install windows drivers in linux. that is not going to work. i'll bet most if not all the devices will be auto detected just fine without using those discs. If something is not working we can usually help you set it up with a little troubleshooting. when you install ubuntu, can you get to the desktop? is the resolution correct? are there restrcited drivers you need to enable? that will solve your graphics card problems if you have any.

Ubuntu is a separate Operating System that works independently of Windows. I recommend setting up a dual-boot system rather than trying to install Ubuntu as tho it were just a Program. That way when you switch the machine on you can choose to use either Xp or Ubuntu. It might be a little complicated for the average Windows user but it's well worth the effort ...
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot

Sound usually works just fine but if you are having problems try right clicking on the speaker icon up by the clock and check that all the levels are ok and that something isn't accidentally muted. If that hasn't helped try going through ...
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingSoundProblems

Also to get Windows stuff working on Linux you might need to get Wine (Wine Is Not an Emulator, it just allows a lot of Windows stuff to work). I prefer using Synaptic Package Manager rather than the Add/Remove Programs that's on the bottom of the Applications menu. Both are searchable and show stuff you haven't got installed aswell as stuff you have got installed. Find Synaptic by ...
System menu from the top taskbar - Administration - Synaptic is near the end.

Whichever package manager you use try using the search button to find Wine and install it. While you are there it might also be a good plan to click on the 'Mark all Updates' button and then click on 'Apply'. Linux doesn't force you into updating when you don't want to. It gives subtle hints but doesn't keep bringing pop-up boxes that interrupt whatever you're doing. Wine also has a website worth exploring if your game doesn't work straight away ...
http://www.winehq.org/

However while you are in Linux you might find it fun to explore some of the free games included as standard in Ubuntu. Again i would use Synaptic Package Manager - look for Glest and Wesnoth. I'm told there are things like Quake etc but i don't like fps's.

Good luck and have fun
Regards from
Tom :)

PS I'm sure it all seems quite overwhelming but freedom has a price. Even Free Software involves learning about a new way-of-life. Alternatively stick with Windows but remember you are using an obsolete version and should upgrade to the wonderful Vista and soon to Windows Se7en which both 'just work' after you have paid a professional to install it to your machine. Actually to use Vista or Windows7 you might need to buy a new computer as they are quite heavy on resources. Be careful to keep your antivirus and firewall uptodate and avoid allowing Java and ActiveX controls to totally compromise your machine.

PPS Actually i think you can use Windows drivers using either Wine or ndiswrappers but as nhasian says these devices should have been autodetected and be using Linux Drivers rather than Windows Drivers. One advantage of Linux is that the issue of updating Drivers is not the big fuss that it is in Windows. I f you really need drivers for these things then search the manufacturer website for Linux (not Windows) Drivers

I have a german to english phrase book but whenever i look up a French word i can't get an english translation of it. Obviously French people are rubbish.

I might try talking to another one one day ...

Rofls

lol, sorry i was in a bad mood.

Good luck and thanks for at least trying linux :)
Regards from
Tom ;)

ive gone back to xp
thx

I'm sorry

Good luck in the future and welcome back any time
Regards from
Tom (sheepishly)