I’ve read of downloading and burning a “Live CD” which the computer can boot up on.
(1) Do I need Windows in order to install Linux?
(2) What do I need present on my hard drive in order to install this OS? config.sys and autoexec.bat?
(3) If I want to remove Windows and run Linux how do I “wipe” the hard drive clean?
Thank you all for your help,
Perkins80
I have Knoppix ISO (690MB) on a CD. This is the only file on the CD. But it doesn’t boot PC. Do I need to have any extractor on the CD or extract the ISO files on CD or hard disk? Boot order of PC is O.K. If there is any other better ISO, preferably a smaller one in size, please inform that too as I have never used Linux. Does the PC setup require any changes to run Linux as currently I am using XP?
I have checked the boot order in PC setup. If there is any other better ISO, please inform that too as I have never used Linux.
ok i burned the iso file onto a cd, it is bootable, i have made the cdrom drive the first one in the boot order in the BIOS, and it will not run linux when i try to boot from the cd! evertime it brings up an error saying: “Cannot load DOS! press any key to retry” what should i do!?
i have used about 15 different cds 2 dvds and 3 different live cd distros of linux i need help
i havent tried it in another computer to see if it is bootable, but when i restart the computer it reads the disc like it is going to boot from it but then brings up the error
and yes the program i used said burin .iso to disc and that is the one i clicked
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I made the disk using a blank DVD and now when i put it in my PC it will not work it still trys to go to windows. I changed the boot order to the CD drive please help me
it is a ISO file
ps i dont have a hard drive in the PC that i am trying to run this on but to run a live edition of linux you dont need a hard drive
