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Old 3 Weeks Ago   #15
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yes the cd is good one . i have installed from it earlier . to test if ubuntu cd is corrupt , i tried to boot from another xp cd .

even it is not booting.
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Why don't you run it "live" so to speak rather than install it as a dual boot scenario?

What is the other XP cd?
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how do i run it live ?
please give me the instructions .
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how can i solve the problem ?
how can i make it to boot from a cd ?
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Have a read of this Sgrin.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD
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it's not about that . i can run ubuntu any way. Yesterday i installed virtual box and installed ubuntu in it .

i'm asking this because if i want to format my pc in the future, how do i do it ??
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Well I can't understand how you have 3 optical drives, can you explain the arrangement on those please.
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