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I can't boot my XP dinosaur from the DVD UPDATE

Asked by Ed Maple

I burned a DVD from the ubuntu site, and when I fire up my XP relic it does not boot. I go to the disc, open it, and am asked if I want to reboot and open ubuntu or cancel. I reboot, and it doesn't boot in ubuntu. I am having an issue with windows which does not allow any browser to open. I haven't used this machine in years but I'd like to again. I have had this windows issue for years as well, but must have tossed my installation disc so I can't reboot and reinstall. I'd like to use it to learn linux/ubuntu. Help! I need to be able to boot it from a disc.

Update....

When I burned the disc, I did not make an image of the ISO file, I merely copied the files. I need to try that, thanks for the help.

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Warren Hill (warren-hill) said : 		#1

What exactly is happening when you try?

Does it refuse to even try and boot from the CD or does it boot but fail to install?

If it's not even trying then that may mean that the BIOS settings are blocking it. This is quite common as the BIOS sets the boot order. There is usually a key press just after booting to get into BIOS settings this varies by manufacturer so without knowing the make and model I cant tell you what it is but ESC, F2 and F11 are common it may be displayed briefly during start-up. In BIOS settings make sure your CD/DVD is before the hard disk in boot order and try again.

If it tries but fails then you may have a corrupt DVD did you check the MD5sum for your download? If you google "check md5 windows" you will find a number of utilities to do this and did you burn the iso as slowly as possible using a burning tool. The iso file needs to be burned as an image not just copied to the DVD?

Finally you can buy DVDs direct from Canonical http://shop.canonical.com/index.php?cPath=17 or you local LoCo group may be able to help. If you don't know how to find your local group let us know approximately where you live (nearest city and country) and someone here may be able to get you in touch.

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#2

If your system is "old as a dinosaur" it might fail to meet the minimum requirements for running a modern Ubuntu version.
See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements for details.
You could try Lubuntu or Xubuntu - these are variants with lower hardware requirements.

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