help installing Linux

[NoOp]

On 09/21/2009 07:52 PM, Forever 29! wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to install Linux 9.04.  When I change the setup to boot
> from the CD Rom drive, I can hear the CD turning but it doesn't get
> to an install screen.  It goes to a screen that says Windows did not
> start properly, do you want to start it?

Two possibilities:

1. Your bios is not set to boot from a CD. See the following for help:
<https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/installation-guide/i386/pre-install-bios-setup.html#boot-dev-select>

2. You didn't burn the iso properly. See the following for help:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto
https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/installation-guide/i386/index.html