First, thank you everyone for taking the time to read this message.
The situation:
I have downloaded 3-4 different distro ISO's and burned them to disk. My PC
is set to boot from CD but I could get neither Ubuntu, Fedora, or Linspire
to boot from the CDs that I burned. Mandriva was the only downloaded distro
that came up when I rebooted.
I have "Linux For Dummies, 6th Edition" and the book's CD booted up
immediately but installation problems kept me from installing Fedora Core 3
(Sigh). I got "Beginning Ubuntu Linux, First Edition" and likewise, the
books CD booted up immediately and I installed Ubuntu (Yes!). I will use
this to *learn* LINUX.
The Questions (3):
1) Is it a normal occurrance that downloaded/burned distros do not boot up?
2) Am I doing (or failing to do) something wrong (downloading, burning,
booting) due to my inexperience?
3) Is it difficult (for a newbie) to install a current version of
LINUX/Ubuntu on his (dual-boot XP) PC with an older (unsupported) version
already installed?
All responses appreciated...
Bill
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