LiveCD won't run on my Toshiba notebook

[Jim Byrnes]

I have a Toshiba Satellite C551-A notebook.  It is setup to dual boot 
Win8 and Ubuntu 13.10.  I use it mostly to test stuff, while 
experimenting I remove Python 3 and pretty much crippled the system. It 
still boots but is missing a lot of functionality.

I was planning on using it to test a distribution upgrade to 14.04 so I 
decided to reinstall 13.10 and then do the upgrade, but the liveCD I 
used to originally install Ubuntu will not run. Doesn't matter if I 
choose to run Ubuntu or install it, it gets to white letters on black 
screen that scroll by and then the screen turns black and nothing 
happens after that. As a test I put the CD in my desktop machine dual 
booting Ubuntu 12.04 and Win 7 and it will allow me to run Ubuntu from 
the liveCD.

Anyone have any idea what is wrong?

Thanks,  Jim