[HLUG] Unable to download Ubuntu on my Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 2 (32 bit)

[Steve Horsfield]

I'm willing to create a USB installation image. I've done it successfully
before.

Steve Horsfield

On 2 December 2014 at 20:35, Julian Robbins <joolsr1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Jonathan
>
> Thanks for getting in touch with our group. I hope we can help you.
>
> For what its worth I think your problem may be in how you're burning the
> ISO file as its different to burning a Cd with a single file on it. You
> have to burn it as an iso which creates lots of files and folders on the cd
> to install Linux.
>
> Otherwise, you could instead get a Linux magazine and use one of the Cd's
> on there, there usually a DVD with Linux Mint or Ubuntu etc with each
> magazine.
>
> Lastly, perhaps one of the members can lend you a cd .
>
> Julian
>
> On 2 December 2014 at 20:34, Julian Robbins <joolsr1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello
> >
> > This was forward to the list from our website contact page. Please get in
> > touch directly with Jonathan if you can help as he isnt a member of the
> LUG
> > as yet.
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > Julian
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Jonathan Roger <jonathan at roger91.orangehome.co.uk>
> > Date: 2 December 2014 at 19:03
> > Subject: Unable to download Ubuntu on my Microsoft Windows XP
> Professional
> > Version 2002 Service Pack 2 (32 bit)
> > To: contact at hlug.org.uk
> >
> >
> > From: Jonathan Roger <jonathan at roger91.orangehome.co.uk>
> > Subject: Unable to download Ubuntu on my Microsoft Windows XP
> Professional
> > Version 2002 Service Pack 2 (32 bit)
> >
> > Message Body:
> > I have spent four days unsuccessfully trying to download Ubuntu 14.04.  I
> > have tried all the links and read the advice and instructions to download
> > the necessary ISO and zip files etc, but unsuccessfully.  As you can see
> > I'm not an ICT professional.  I would much appreciate if someone could
> > download it manually for me and I'm willing to pay.  Please telephone me
> 01432
> > 344 662.
> > I need my computer with an anti-virus to use now to apply for on-line
> > jobs. I don't want to buy the Microsoft office 2013 for 110 pounds (I've
> > just noticed my keyboard also doesn't type the pound symbol anymore
> > -odd?).  Unfortunately I'm unable to wait until the next Herefordshire
> > Linux User Group meeting at the end of January, 2015; because I'm
> > unemployed.  I can'y risk using my computer on XP Professional without a
> > fire wall & an anti-virus.  McAffe anti-virus refuses to download unless
> I
> > upgrade my OS, and this means buying the Microsoft windows 2013.  I have
> a
> > good second hand computer: Veriton 1000 (RAM 1GB DDR2 memory and Intel
> 1.86
> > GHz  speed, purchase in 2010).  Ubuntu should download.  I have
> completely
> > cleared my computer of bugs by clearing & reloading my OS and then using
> a
> > free Malware anti-virus.
> >
> > Any help would be much appreciated.  I would much prefer talking to
> > someone to arrange to pay on an hourly rate to set me up on Ubuntu.
> > Regards,
> > Jonathan
> > Jonathan Roger
> > A resident only five minutes walk from the centre of Hereford City
> >
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> >
> >
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