Help! Install of v6.06 LTS Crashes after Language Selection

[debiani386]

glcarter at comcast.net wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am a new Ubuntu user, well not even new yet since I can't get it installed.
>
> I am desperate to rid my Dell Insipiron 1200 notebook of its virus infested copy of Windows XP.  I have 40 GB of disk and plenty free.  It has the required minimum of 256 Meg of RAM.
>
> - I insert the Ubuntu CD into the drive, start the PC and immediately press F12.
> - I change the boot device to the CD Drive.
> - After about 15 minutes (should it really take this long?) I finally have an Ubuntu desktop with an icon that reads: Install. 
> - I double click the Install icon
> - After another 10 minutes (sirttl?) I get to Install screen 1 of 6 to select a language.
> - I select English and press the Forward button
> - After about 15 minutes (sirttl?) the screen freezes, never moves from Install 1 of 6, the progress icon stops spinning, all device lights are off.
> - Everything is frozen I can't even pop open the CD drive
>
> I thought Ubuntu would be perfect for just light work and internet browsing on this laptop.  Am I wrong?  Am I doing something wrong?
>
>   
either you have a really slow cd drive or a bad cd or your processor is 
somehow maxing with ubuntu (as for me, i have a celeron (3.2 ghz, 512k 
L2 cache) and it hardly ever maxes with ubuntu.)

Btw, ubuntu is great for lightwork and internet browsing. (ive also seen 
versions of ubuntu that were designed for gaming and stuff like that)
--cj