help with loading ubuntu

Karl Larsen k5di at zianet.com
Sun May 25 18:50:54 UTC 2008


Steve Vesper wrote:
> Hello,
>  
> I have a computer running vista that I cannot get to the desk top. This computer kept blue screening and I seem to be past that but now I cannot get past the pass word to get to the desk top. 
>  
> I would like to load ubunta over Vista but I am not sure if I can. I am downloading it on another computer now and will burn a CD.
>  
> Can any one help me with what I should do next to get past the pass word to load Ubuntu? 
>  
> Can I load ubuntu if I boot direct to the CD copy of ubuntu? 
>  
> Will it overwrite Vista? 
>  
> Any help will be greatly appreciated,
>  
> Steve
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>   
    Hi Steve, the usual fix for Vista blue screens is a re-install of 
Vista. But if you want to load Ubuntu right on top of Vista it will be 
simple to do.

    I have no idea what password your talking about. If it is a Vista 
password you can stop using Vista and then you don't care :-)

Karl


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