Running Ubuntu from CD

[Jim Smith]

Deq Hussein wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am new to Ubuntu.
> I downloaded ubuntu (ubuntu-7.04-desktop-i386.iso), extracted it and burned 
> the extracted files onto a CD. Tried to boot Linux from that CD but no 
> success.
> I must be doing something terribly wrong. I need some help. Is my approach 
> right or did I get it complete wrong.
>
> Thanks,
> Deq
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alex Mauer" <hawke at hawkesnest.net>
> To: <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 3:26 PM
> Subject: Re: Starting applications at boot
>
>
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Go to the BIOS setup screen on your machine (usually esc or F1) at boot
and modify the settings so that your CDROM drive is _before_ the hard
drive in the boot order. It should be "floppy (if present), CDROM then
Hard disk(s).

YMMV
Enjoy Ubuntu

Jim