7.10 No Brown Desktop

[Jayson Rowe]

On Thu, 17 Apr 2008, Jeffrey Tooker wrote:

> I have downloaded Ubunto 7.10. from the internet.  This is not the burn to
> disk version, or at 1 AM the night I loaded it I loaded it straight in.  I
> remember I did not make a disk then.  The program is running, I do not know
> how correctly.  7.10 is on a seperate HD by itself.  I have since downloaded
> and burned to disk 7.10.  I got the book "The Official Ubunto Book" by
> Benjamin Mako Hill.  Since I have 7.10 installed I went to to chapter three
> page 55 "Using the Ubunto Desktop".  I started my way through chapter three
> with my computer on and logged into 7.10.  First I have no brown desktop.  I
> tried following the book directions.  Things only got worse.
>
>
>
> In reading the book it says to boot up the system with the disk in the CD
> drive to install 7.10 from the disk. . It does not boot up from the CD.  I
> believe this is in Windows, but the book is not specific. I am trying to
> install the disk version of 7.10 over the presently installed 7.10.  This
> should clear the drive of the existing program and load the new disk version
> of 7.10.  The book also says the system will boot up off of the CD drive.  I
> believe if I can get the Windows portion to bootup off of the CD drive that
> the the installation of the disk version of 7.10 will install. I do not know
> how to get this done.  Help!!!!!
>
>
>
> Jeffrey Tooker
>
> Paynes Creek Ca.

Jeffery,
It sounds like you are having trouble burning the .iso and are possibly 
burning the .iso file to the disk as a data file rather than an image. 
Before you get too frustrated and give up I wanted to make sure you were 
aware of the Ubuntu "Ship-It" program which will allow you to order a free 
pre-made Ubuntu CD. You can find info here:

https://shipit.ubuntu.com/

Hope this helps, and good luck!

-jayson