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[Matthew Flaschen]

Jimmy Wagner wrote:
> I have used Ubuntu on my other  computer that runss XP, but I 
> requestsd a lice cd because every time I try to boot Ubuntu on my
> Vista (32-bit) laptop, after I make my boot selection from the
> Ubuntu menu, thhe screen stays black the whole time, I even hear 
> the welcome sound but I don't see anything. I thought this disk 
> would work but it didn't.

One thing you can try is downloading the alternate CD
(http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#alternate).  It is a
text-only installer and deals with "exotic" hardware better than the LiveCD.

Of course, you can still (and obviously I recommend you do) install a
graphical environment.

A good tutorial for this is
http://users.bigpond.net.au/hermanzone/p3.htm .  It was originally for
XP, but the author says (and I agree) that it should work for Vista.

Come back here with any questions you have.

Remember to back up your current Vista data before doing any OS install.

Matt Flaschen