Unusable disk partition

[Phil]

On 10/05/2014 11:24 AM, Scott Blair wrote:
>
> My advice would be to boot from the Linux dvd and select TRY Ubuntu.
> After it loads up you should be able to see all the partitions on the hard
> drive and what is on them. You can then move the files to the windows
> partition if you need to. This is what I do when I need to recover data
> from a crashed Windows hard drive.

Thanks Scott,

The problem is that I'm trying to install from the mini.ios file which 
is text based and not the larger iso file with the install wizard. 
Perhaps I should squander my monthly data allowance and download the 1 
GB iso file. It could save me some trouble.

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Regards,
Phil