Help: Installing Ubuntu

[Vincent Trouilliez]

On Sun, 31 May 2009 11:03:55 -0500
licohen at edisto.cofc.edu wrote:

> Hey, i'm having trouble installing ubuntu.  I just got a new dell laptop
> with windows vista, and i 
> want to use ubuntu instead (although ill keep windows at first).  I've
> downloaded the image 
> file, burned it onto a blank dvd and tried to boot up my computer,
> changing the boot sequence   
> so the cd drive is the primary boot.  But after that windows still
> starts.  I dont know what to do 
> at this point.  help?

You probably made the usual mistake of "copying" the .ISO file onto the
disc as if it were "normal data. What you must do is burn it as an
"image" instead, which I think Windows is not capable of doing. A
dedicated CD burning utility must be installed in order to burn a CD
image.

Have a look at this maybe:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto

--
Vince