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It is listed as the 3rd boot device Sgrin.

You have only one optical drive listed my friend.
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i'd changed the settings as shown in the image and saved it . Then in the boot menu i choose the third option, even then xp started loading .
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Set the third boot device to floppy disk.
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Originally Posted by Jelly Bean View Post
Set the third boot device to floppy disk.
no.did not help...
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Sgrin

What are you trying to boot from?
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its a cd of ubuntu .
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Ok, that info would have been handy earlier.

No matter.

Have you burned the download as an ISO?

If you have no experience of Linux I would be very careful my friend.
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