Help with Switching from Windows

[debian]

On Wed, 2008-07-02 at 16:52 -0400, Matthew Bartek wrote:
> Hello and good afternoon.
>  
> I apologize if this question is very basic and is getting sent to many
> people as I am new to Ubuntu and to this listserv. I am trying to
> switch from Windows (read: liberate myself) and I ahve downloaded the
> iso file, verified it using md5sum (spelling?), and have tried to
> create a bootable cd, but it hasn't worked. While this problem could
> be with my computer (the computer that I want to load Ubuntu onto is
> basically broken--I tried to reset the boot order, but it said
> "operating system not found" unless I allowed it to boot from the hard
> disk), I am wondering how to check to see if the cd that I created
> from teh iso file will actually work. I actually made two: one using
> the windows XP cd burning system, and one using Nero. For the windows
> disc, I dragged the file into my CD drive and then clicked on: "burn
> disc". For Nero (I have version 7), I followed these instructions:
> http://www.bay-wolf.com/burnimage.htm
>  
> Still, when my put the cd in my computer and try to boot from it, it
> fails. Any thoughts?
>  
> Any help is appreciated.
>  
> Thanks.
well first off, _make sure that you use something like NERO or Easy CD
creater on windows to burn the ISO._

Once you do that, reboot with the cd in then, when you get to the boot
menu, scroll down to the check cd for defects option.

btw, they have a windows installer called "WUBI". I would recommend the
use of that as it makes it much easier to dualboot ubuntu and it doesnt
require a cd

--cj
>  
> Matt