On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 8:57 PM, Wade Smart <<a href="mailto:wadesmart@gmail.com" target="_blank">wadesmart@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 8:48 PM, Tommy Trussell <<a href="mailto:tommy.trussell@gmail.com">tommy.trussell@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 8:41 PM, Wade Smart <<a href="mailto:wadesmart@gmail.com">wadesmart@gmail.com</a>> wrote: >> >> On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 8:36 PM, Tommy Trussell <<a href="mailto:tommy.trussell@gmail.com">tommy.trussell@gmail.com</a>> >> wrote: >> > On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 5:34 PM, Wade Smart <<a href="mailto:wadesmart@gmail.com">wadesmart@gmail.com</a>> wrote: >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Registered Linux User: #480675 >> >> Registered Linux Machine: #408606 >> >> Linux since June 2005 >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Tommy Trussell >> >> <<a href="mailto:tommy.trussell@gmail.com">tommy.trussell@gmail.com</a>> >> >> wrote: >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 3:28 PM, Wade Smart <<a href="mailto:wadesmart@gmail.com">wadesmart@gmail.com</a>> >> >> > 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 >> >> >> > >> >> >> > -- >> >> >> > ubuntu-users mailing list >> >> >> > <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> >> >> >> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> >> >> > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 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. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > ubuntu-users mailing list >> >> > <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> >> >> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> >> > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> >> >> > >> >> >> >> 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? >> > >> > >> > -- >> > ubuntu-users mailing list >> > <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> >> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> >> > >> >> 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. > > -- > ubuntu-users mailing list > <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> > </div></div>That might be for win7 but for my xp or vista cd. <div class="im HOEnZb"></div></blockquote></div> <div>All I know to do is check the boot order on your BIOS to load the optical disk before anything else. I would think it would work pretty much the same as an Ubuntu disk, HOWEVER I haven't tried to boot a Windows disk in years so maybe others can supply some more relevant wisdom.</div> <div> </div>