On Sat, 21 Dec 2013 01:57:42 -0500 Doug <dmcgarr...@optonline.net> wrote:
> > > > Its > > current OS is windows. Then I chose CD ROM drive as the > > first boot system on the laptop and inserted the CD and > > restarted the PC. It tried to run the CD, but Linux > > didn't come up and after few seconds windows booted up. > > > > > > You cannot just copy the iso to CD as a data file. You need to > > burn the iso as an image for it to be bootable. I have no idea how > > to do that with Windows apps. With those specs you probably want a > > minimal desktop environment. I suggest avoiding Gnome and KDE as > > they are resource hogs. > > To burn an iso image to a cd or dvd in Windows, first download a > free file called CDCC from this place > > http://burncdcc.en.softonic.com/ > > and install it to your Windows machine. It *only* burns iso files, so > you can't screw up! > Most Windows systems have a limited version of Nero or Roxio disc writing software installed. They will burn ISOs, but it may take a little time to find out how, the main usage of them is just burning files. If such software is installed, just double-clicking on a .iso file *may* be enough to start it off. > When you have it installed, just snap on the icon, and point it at > your downloaded iso. Put a blank disk > --in this case, a DVD--into your drive and let 'er rip! (I'm pretty > sure the Debian distro is too big to fit > on a CD.) > Debian comes in several ways, including multiple CDs, of which Disc 1 is enough to get a working system running. 256MB is a little on the light side, as others have said. You need to go back to Win2000 to find a Windows version that runs comfortably in that. XP did at first, but updates have increased its requirements. -- Joe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20131221085041.0f6be...@jretrading.com
