Hey! Insert the cd(Ubuntu) while running vista restart the computer and in the very first screen in which the words toshiba appears click on the f12 button which takes you to the boot option and select boot from cd option and you are good to go. <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 10:56 AM, raymond house <<a href="mailto:raymondh40@gmail.com">raymondh40@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> Hi all, I am trying to install Ubuntu 10,10 on this laptop and I am getting nowhere.I am usuing the CD that I got in the mail and Vista will not recognise the install instruction. Any ideas.. Ray -- ubuntu-ca mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-ca@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-ca@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ca" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ca</a> </blockquote></div>