Booting Linux

[cj]

Bruce Marshall wrote:
> On Sunday 19 August 2007, Michael & Ulli Hanley wrote:
>   
>> I just downloaded Ubuntu 7.04 desktop-i386iso onto my laptop hard disk.
>> I confirmed the integrity of the file with WinMD5Sum.
>> I burned to a CD using HP Solution center to get to the Windows burn
>> wizard. I tried opening the file on my hard disk, but message said Windows
>> cannot open
>> I then put the CD into an older computer and tried booting it there.
>> Even though the setup was modified to put the Cd drive ahead of the hard
>> disk and the computer turned off and on, the computer persisted in
>> booting up Windows instead.
>> I could find nothing in the Ubuntu documentation about booting up.
>> What am I missing?
>>     
>
> I suspect you burned it as an ordinary file...   you need to burn it as an 
> iso-image file which will put boot stuff in the right places.
>
>   
on windows, you need to use something like "Easy CD Creator" or "Nero" 
to burn the iso to the cd.

on linux, simply use K3B

--cj