Help with Switching from Windows

[Matthew Bartek]

Hello and good afternoon.

I apologize if this question is very basic and is getting sent to many
people as I am new to Ubuntu and to this listserv. I am trying to switch
from Windows (read: liberate myself) and I ahve downloaded the iso file,
verified it using md5sum (spelling?), and have tried to create a bootable
cd, but it hasn't worked. While this problem could be with my computer (the
computer that I want to load Ubuntu onto is basically broken--I tried to
reset the boot order, but it said "operating system not found" unless I
allowed it to boot from the hard disk), I am wondering how to check to see
if the cd that I created from teh iso file will actually work. I actually
made two: one using the windows XP cd burning system, and one using Nero.
For the windows disc, I dragged the file into my CD drive and then clicked
on: "burn disc". For Nero (I have version 7), I followed these instructions:
http://www.bay-wolf.com/burnimage.htm

Still, when my put the cd in my computer and try to boot from it, it fails.
Any thoughts?

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks.

Matt
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