PC does not recognize live CD

[Basil Chupin]

On 08/05/10 12:26, NoOp wrote:
> On 05/07/2010 06:40 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
> ...
>    
>> Have you tried this?
>>
>> http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download-wubi
>>
>> BC
>>
>>      
> And why would he try that?
> <quote from OP>
> Good evening
> I did have the same problem with 9.10:
> when I insert the live CD into the drive, the computer boots from HDD
> and apparently "mounts" the CD,
> but it shows absolutely no intention to boot from it.
> When I put the same CD in my desktop Windows machine, it does what it is
> supposed to do.
>
> AND, the note PC I am using for Linux DID/DOES recognize/boot from a
> live CD of Ubuntu 9.04 (that is why I have that system installed - thus,
> the drive is not broken).
> </quote from OP>
>
> You are suggesting that instead he use wubi to accomplish this?
> Mind boggles... beer goggles.
>    


Of course your mind would be boggling and that's because you don't read 
proppa :-) .

The comment was:

QUOTE

* Installing Linux on my desktop PC (currently Windows XP): the last
time I tried that, it disabled my work machine and almost put me out of
business.
= NOT an option. I need to have my "production machine", as some people
on this list like to call it, running.
So far (I spent already 3 years trying to make this thing work!) Linux
could not guarantee me that. (Probably I am just too stupid.)

UNQUOTE


BC


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