installation blues...

[Dan Martin]

> Hello,
> 
> I am new to ubuntu and I can't seem to find any installation 
> intructions on the site.  It says to download the image file 
> and burn it to a cd and I did that, and then when I go to the 
> D drive and double click on the file, I get my "sonic 
> RecordNow!" application opening up asking me if I want to 
> burn it to a CD.  But I'm like, "Dude,  its already on a CD".
> 
> Can anyone direct me to the right place to get my questions 
> answered?  I can't seem to find anything on the site that 
> tells what to do after during it to a CD.  I made a partition 
> (an E drive) and I want to be able to boot it up from there.  
> How do I use my image file on the CD for that?

After you burn the CD, you reboot with the CD in the drive.  Your computer
should boot into the installer (just like the Windows CD installer).  If it
doesn't (if your already-installed OS boots), you need to change the "boot
order" settings in your BIOS to include your CD drive.

-Dan