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<font face="Times New Roman">Hi, Don,<br>
Thanks for the reply, no forgiveness necessary.<br>
None of the disks I have tried in this old Dell system display a
splash screen at startup.<br>
It doesn't seem to matter which version of Ubuntu I use, whether I
start the machine with the CD already in the drive, or whether I close
the drive after I start up the system with its current WinXP OS.<br>
Never see a splash screen nor any installation option.<br>
I'm missing something. I'm all but certain that I've used one or
more of these disks to install on a different system in the past.<br>
I am under the impression that all of these disks should allow
installation, but I'm not seeing it.<br>
Could it have anything to do with the burning of the ISO image to
the CD? If so, what?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Frank<br>
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Don Bosman wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:4B6077D2.6080500@msu.edu" type="cite">Please
forgive me if you already know this, and the issue is elsewhere.
<br>
The splash screen for Ubuntu has options for booting or installing.
<br>
If you do nothing the Live CD version loads.
<br>
I've not paid attention at times and missed the install option.
<br>
<br>
Don Bosman
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Frank Dolinar wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">Hi, folks,
<br>
I'm trying to install Ubuntu on a Dell Inspiron 2600 laptop.
<br>
There is nothing on this system's HD that needs to be kept.
<br>
I have over time downloaded versions of Ubuntu from 6.06 through
9.10 and created CDs from the ISO images.
<br>
In all cases I believe these to be installation disks.
<br>
Booting the computer with the CD in the drive brings up the LiveCD
functions, but I'm not finding a way to actually initiate the
installation process.
<br>
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
<br>
<br>
Thanks,
<br>
Frank
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