Help with installation

[Andrew Farris]

On Fri, 2009-10-02 at 22:29 -0700, Michael White wrote:
> Ok so this solves most of my problem. Now I do need to mention that
> the virus that is currently on the HDD is not allowing me to run EXE
> files. Is there a way for me to run the CD without booting up HDD or
> Windows?

Yep. Since I've gathered from your other posts that you've got a laptop
w/ internet and a burner, you've got it easy:

     1. Download/Burn an Ubuntu LiveCD (see here if you haven't already:
        http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download). 
              * Make sure to check the image's MD5 sum to make sure the
                download was good, and to burn it on the lowest speed
                possible for your burner (to ensure a better burn, and
                minimize wasted time due to bad burns, corrupted
                downloads, etc... see here for MD5 info:
                https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM)
     2. Stick the CD into your desktop's drive, and boot it up. (you
        don't actually have to start into windows on the desktop, since
        you're formatting over it.)
              * Note: you might need to hit a special key to get to a
                'boot menu' to boot from the CD if it doesn't start
                automatically... theres usually a note on the BIOS
                splash screen that tells you what key you'd need to
                press
     3. Once the LiveCD's menu comes up, select the 'Install Ubuntu'
        option (or something to that effect... it will be obvious). 
              * This will boot up the graphical installer (provided you
                downloaded the regular LiveCD, not an alternate CD,
                though the options are similar)
     4. Follow the installer's prompts... It should be fairly simple.
        Just a few notes:
              * Don't worry if you cant find your home town on the
                screen where you select your timezone. All the spot you
                pick is used for is to determine the default package
                mirror to use (for installing extra software later), and
                determining your time zone
              * Since you're turning the PC into a pure Ubuntu PC, when
                the partitioner comes up (step 4 of the installer i
                think) just select the "Guided, use whole disk" option,
                unless you want to mess with the partitions manually
                (which I doubt you would at this point, but it's still
                possible).
     5. Let the installer finish, reboot, and there you go. The whole
        process should take ~20-25min on most computers.

As an unrelated side note, I think I actually know how to fix the issue
of windows not allowing you to run .exe files... It involves editing the
registry a bit... I've had to deal with this sort of hijacking a few
times, and its usually pretty easy to remove...though I usually use an
ubuntu liveCD to do it :)

Hope that helps!


-- 
Andrew
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