Cant boot from the CD after installing Ubuntu

[Wade Smart]

On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 8:48 PM, Tommy Trussell <tommy.trussell at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 8:41 PM, Wade Smart <wadesmart at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 8:36 PM, Tommy Trussell <tommy.trussell at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 5:34 PM, Wade Smart <wadesmart at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
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>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Tommy Trussell
>> >> <tommy.trussell at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 3:28 PM, Wade Smart <wadesmart at gmail.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Its a newer laptop but I use XP because of preference.
>> >> >> >> Ive tried  several windows cds (xp, vista, win 7) and none
>> >> >> >> will start up but any ubuntu cd I put in starts up pretty quick.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I think we all assumed that it was all CDs that you could not boot
>> >> >> > off.  Are you saying you can boot off an Ubuntu CD but not off a
>> >> >> > Win
>> >> >> > CD?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Colin
>> >> >> >
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>> >> >>
>> >> >> Correct.
>> >> >> When I have the ubuntu cd in and turn on the laptop, I can hear the
>> >> >> drive spin up and the live cd starts up. I tried it on my old
>> >> >> 9.10,10.04 and 12.04. But on my XP, Vista and Win7 cds, it starts to
>> >> >> spin up but goes straight to the initial ubuntu screen where you
>> >> >> choose  ubuntu, ubuntu recover, memory test, or Win xp.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > That sounds like the correct behavior. If it does not boot once you
>> >> > choose
>> >> > Ubuntu or Ubuntu Recover, then the CD is probably defective or dirty.
>> >> >
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>> >> I have ubuntu 10.04 on my main computer.
>> >> All three of the dics start up fine.
>> >> And I might buy that one was dirty but not all three.
>> >>
>> >
>> > I am confused -- The title of the topic says you cannot boot from the
>> > CD,
>> > but you are saying you CAN boot from all the CDs. What is the problem
>> > again?
>> >
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>> I can only boot from a ubuntu cd.
>> I need to install Win7 on this laptop.
>> I cannot boot from any windows cd.
>
>
>
> Maybe the laptop isn't compatible with the disk. For example, nowadays most
> such disks are DVDs but your laptop may only have a CD drive.
>
> When you bought the disk, Microsoft may have included a phone number or a
> web address for Microsoft support. Maybe they can help you sort it out.
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That might be for win7 but for my xp or vista cd.

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