Try using USE bookable media or rewrite the iso using a slower speed. <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto</a> <div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 16, 2011 3:15 PM, "Mark Apel" <<a href="mailto:mapel@cals.arizona.edu">mapel@cals.arizona.edu</a>> wrote: > I recently reformatted my Dell 4500S desktop computer (1.76 Gigahertz > Celeron processor) with Ubuntu 10.10 and despite an error message saying > certain packages couldn¹t be removed, things seemed to work just fine. I > installed Ubuntu as the sole operating system. However, I started noticing > some bugginess and thought maybe the installation was corrupted. After a > forced shutdown, Ubuntu would no longer boot up my computer saying ³init > not found.² > I booted up using the CD disk, but the installation got stuck on the > ³Preparing to install² window and never went forward. I downloaded Ubuntu > again using my Mac and burned the iso to disk per the instructions. I booted > up Ubuntu on my Dell with the new CD and went to install Ubuntu 10.10 again, > and once again, it got stuck on the ³Preparing to install² window. Any ideas > on how I can successfully re-install Ubuntu on my old computer? Thanks in > advance. > -- > Mark A. > > > </div>