booting and installation problems

Did you md5sum the downloaded iso?
Did you burn the CD as slowly as possible?
(And when you get a booting disk, run the mediacheck option before trying to install from it).

Also check your RAM.

I tried all that, now I went little more on installation, it goes as far as asking me to choose either ubuntu or windows, and when i choose ubuntu it loads but then another error messages lot longer than the first one comes on. I will start to freshly start the installation. lets see what happens but so far downloading and installing ubuntu is proving to be a difficult job!!!

I am an ubuntu virgin, and I really need to get help, begin my journey of
converting from windows to ubuntu.!!!!!!

On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Musse ahmed <
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> New question #146029 on Ubuntu:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/146029
>
> This is the first time I am installing ubuntu, I downloaded the desktop
> version 10.10, and I created a booting disk, but when I start the computer
> to boot from the disk it boots but then in the middle of the booting process
> an error messages comes and the computer freezes. this is the messages.
> "initranfs, busy box v1.15.3(ubuntu 1:1, 15.3.1/ ubuntu built-in shell
> (ash)
> unable to find a meduim containing a live file system.
> enter 'help' for a list of built in commands.
>
> please help!
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Please help!!!!

On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 3:24 AM, marcobra (Marco Braida) <
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> Your question #146029 on ubiquity in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/146029
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> Project: Ubuntu => ubiquity in ubuntu
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"choose either ubuntu or windows" is not a choice any installation disk I have ever seen offers. Does the first line on the choice screen say "Grub" somewhere? If so, your installation was successful. Now it appears you have a first boot problem. You need to provide more detail on the errors, and when they occur for anyone to help.

Please report accurately whole message. Remember we are not in front of your computer.
Can you boot Windows from menu ?
Can you boot Ubuntu from menu ?
You can select in menu with arrow key and validate with Enter key.

Ubfan
   No in anytime did my screen display "Grub", It is seems I am not even
passed the first step, but a novice windows user its frastrating.
now in the middle of the installation it writes that access was denied.
        Musa

On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 9:11 PM, Ubfan <<email address hidden>
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> Your question #146029 on ubiquity in ubuntu changed:
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> Ubfan posted a new comment:
> "choose either ubuntu or windows" is not a choice any installation disk
> I have ever seen offers. Does the first line on the choice screen say
> "Grub" somewhere? If so, your installation was successful. Now it
> appears you have a first boot problem. You need to provide more detail
> on the errors, and when they occur for anyone to help.
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Are you installing Ubuntu alongside or inside Windows partition ?

inside windows 7, but now i have a new problem which is expired activation
for windows 7,
I downloaded a new ubuntu bootable cd with ubuntu 10.04 version instead of
10.10version. I hope that It will work this time.

On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 9:53 PM, delance <
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> Your question #146029 on ubiquity in ubuntu changed:
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> Status: Open => Needs information
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> delance requested for more information:
> Are you installing Ubuntu alongside or inside Windows partition ?
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I suggest you post on a Windows forum for your activation expiration, or call Microsoft to get re-activated. Lucid is LTS so is supported longer