cant get linux to install

[programermcgeek]

im downloading fedora and i have the first one so i add the boot files to the main place...and i write it to the cd...i put it in my other computer and it goes straigt to my messed up winblows...any idea how i can fix this...i made sure my cd rom drive was looked in firest but still notin

[Joe[x86]]

Read your computer manual on reformatting from your Windows XP (or wtf ever it is) CD. It will tell you a key to press while starting up to get the boot menu. For my Dell Dimension 2300, its the F12 key. This is pressed right after powering on, at the Dell screen, or whatever you have.

Also, Fedora? Ew. Get Slackware. (Beat you iago and Newby.)

[programermcgeek]

i already did that...before i even thought about posting

[Mr. Neo]

Go into the BIOS and set the boot device to be your cd drive.   Right after you turn on your computer it'll say something about "Press <KEY> to enter BIOS."  Just press that key and change the boot order.

[programermcgeek]

i repeat, i already did that




P.S. i got it to install, i had to burn the disks with nero

[Joe[x86]]

Burned incorrectly so it refused to boot?

[programermcgeek]

the windows burner does not support booting disks...

[shout]

Windows has something to burn with?

[programermcgeek]

yes...if you have a cd burning drive you can use it...you paste something into the burner drive and then you click burn this to cd...and there it is

[Meh]

Windows wont burn iso's or cd images as far as i no.

[Blaze]

Windows XP has Roxio burning software in it so it can burn cds, but it doesn't work half the time. *whips his useless slax disc at the wall*

[nslay]

yes...if you have a cd burning drive you can use it...you paste something into the burner drive and then you click burn this to cd...and there it is

Here is a free little powertoy that will burn ISO's for you.  It even adds "Write to CD" option when you right click an ISO.  I've never really had need to build ISOs though...
Get Beta 2, the first verison won't run correctly on XP SP2, other than that...no problems.

http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm