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Hello,,Rob J asked:<br>
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inbredredneck wrote:
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">...Don't know if our discs are junk,
but would like to know if there is another one available that will get
us past this problem.</font></div>
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For a free Xubuntu disk you can to
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://on-disk.com/product_info.php/products_id/866">http://on-disk.com/product_info.php/products_id/866</a> (in the USA), or<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://on-disk.com/product_info.php/products_id/872">http://on-disk.com/product_info.php/products_id/872</a> (anywhere else in
the world). These would be the newest version, 10.04. <br>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">My computer skills are such that
anything more than turning on the computer and inserting a disc in the
drive is challenging, so any hints have to be at the most basic level.</font></div>
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The installer is quite simple. Insert the CD, then reboot your machine.
On most computers during boot-up, for a few seconds there appears a
screen (usually with the manufacturer's logo and whatnot) that offers
boot options. Mine says "Press F-12 for boot options," but yours may be
a different key. Press it rapidly a few times times while that
short-lived screen is visible and it will take you to a menu where you
can<b> tell your computer to boot from the CD-ROM</b> drive instead of
the hard disk drive. Select CD-ROM and press Enter.<br>
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Allow it boot up (it may be a bit slow on an old machine - but once
installed it will be <i>much</i> faster!). I have had better luck with
selecting the "<i>try Xubuntu without installing</i>" option at first,
then allowing it to bring up the Xubuntu desktop, and THEN clicking on
the "<i>Install Xubuntu</i>" icon than I have with choosing "Install
Xubuntu" from the initial Xubuntu screen.<br>
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This brings up the installer, which is very easy! Just answer a few
questions (time zone, keyboard, user name and choose a root password)
and click <i>Forward</i> at each step. With a decent Internet
connection, you should be up and running in under 15 minutes.<br>
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Enjoying Xubuntu immensely on an old hand-me-down Dell Dimension,<br>
Robin<br>
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