Running from CD and Not installing

[deqh at yahoo.com]

Hi Everyone.

Can I run Ubuntu from CD without installing it on PC.
If so, will it work just like a real install or is it
just a demo version.

Thanks.
--- Jim Smith <jim at oz.net> wrote:

> 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
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