newbie

[Alfred]

If you have access to a Windows 98 Startup disk on a floppy you can boot
to it. After you have made a back up copy of your Files on that hard
drive. At the Prompt type in fdisk mbr  This wipes the mbr

Then press esc.
The select 4 this shows you the partitions of the drive.
Then select 3 and remove the ext extra partitions. Then remove the
Primary Partition. Press esc

Then Select 4
This shows you what there is left
then pres esc

Then Select 1 and make the primary Partition, and activate it. Select
use Whole Disk and fat 32. Then get out of Fdisk. Reboot the machine
with the windows 98 Start up disk in the machine. At the A prompt  type
in Format C: /s  When it is done, then go into the Bios and set it up to
boot from the CD or DVD. Then turn off the machine,  and then put in the
Ubuntu Disk. Turn it back on. Now Ubuntu loads on to the Machine in Live
Mode. Then you click on the Install Icon on the Desktop, and Ubuntu
Installs!

OK 

Alfred!


On Tue, 2006-05-12 at 19:56 -0800, Don and/or Mila Trombley wrote:
> Bill Davidson wrote: 
> > Don and/or Mila Trombley wrote:
> >   
> > > Don and/or Mila Trombley wrote:
> > >     
> > > > Bill Davidson wrote:
> > > >   
> > > >       
> > > > > Don and/or Mila Trombley wrote:
> > > > >   
> > > > >     
> > > > >         
> > > > > > I do plan on using the entire HD for the Linux....Thanks for the 
> > > > > > suggestion for Xubuntu, as the Memory I believe is only 80 megs. . . Oh 
> > > > > > well..... I assume the burning of the Disk for Xub is the same as for Ub?
> > > > > >     
> > > > > >       
> > > > > >           
> > > > > Yes. Here is the home page: http://www.xubuntu.org/
> > > > > Here download page: http://www.xubuntu.org/get
> > > > > 
> > > > > Good Luck,
> > > > > Bill
> > > > > 
> > > > >   
> > > > >     
> > > > >         
> > > > Thanks, I am just about finished d/líng. Will see what happens.....
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >   
> > > >       
> > > I completed the burning of the CD , and now have the Master disk for 
> > > Xubuntu 6.06 .... I am having trouble in getting Xubuntu to  install 
> > > itself onto the Hard drive. It just seems to waste time trying to create 
> > > a System Disk... only to find out that there is nothing there.. I am 
> > > wondering  what could be the problem, or, if I need to reload it several 
> > > times for Xub to Load itself onto the Hard Drive?
> > >     
> > 
> > Could you be a little more detailed? In particular, what steps have you 
> > gone through before it fails? I'm a little fuzzy on what step "create 
> > system disk" is at as I don't do that many installs.
> > 
> > Bill
> > 
> >   
> I am wondering if the Hard drive needs reformatting, and if so, what
> program and/or switches ( e.g. format/s ) do I need to perform this
> task?
> Does Xubuntu have such a disk initialisiing program which I need to
> utilize, before I am able to install?
>