i downloaded linux ubuntu and wanted to try the live cd to see how it all works. i downloaded ubuntu from linux.com then it automatically burned to a blank disc. when i insert the disc, the splash start pops up showing the Ubuntu graphic, and below says, “loading browser, please wait….” then after a few seconds, closes down and nothing else happens.
how do i proceed from here?
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Ok, I have an hp pavillion dv1000 and I was running Ubuntu (for a C programming class I was taking). Afterwards I wanted to switch back to Windows XP Pro. I used DBAN to wipe the drive clean. Afterwards I booted from the cd drive with the xp disc. Everything loaded and then when it said to press enter to continue with the installation, I got an error saying “setup did not find any hard disk installed”. I don’t understand this, when I run a Linux live cd I can view and access the hard drive, but the XP disc can’t find it. I’m planning on updating to Vista in the next few days anyways but I wanted to know what’s going on….and btw does anybody know if the same problem exists with Vista?
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Was using Slackware Linux 11 and needed to install XP, so just like normal, chucked the XP disc in and went to boot up from the CD as normal..except this time nothing happened. Got to the press any key to boot from CD and it just went black. Thought maybe it was my DVD drive, so i chucked in an Ubuntu live cd and it booted fine. I tried 2 discs with XP on them and both went black and just stalled. Any ideas what the problem could be?
How can we protect against these kind of hacks?
I installed fedora onto my pc which had xp preinstalled but im unable to boot fedora without live disc…can any1 help me out with this…??…
