[HLUG] info for a newbie!

[john clutterbuck]

Hi Julian, Thank you so much for your response. 1/. Xmas meal, yes 
please, only extreme weather will stop me.

2/.Tecky probs! Ooh, I would love to know at what point i am starting 
from, I am sure I have the boot system out of syn, or partition muddle. 
I did not

  back up as the Windows installed had non of my stuff on it. It tried 
to boot twice, loading and going through the password stage etc; then 
Failure

  unable to complete task (or similar ), switching off by " by power 
off", when starting up F1 continue, F2 set op, or sometimes F1 & F12, i 
must admit

  it has me stumped, due to my lack of knowledge in such matters. Thanks 
to the others who have offered advice. Looking forward to the 17th,

Best regards, JOHN


On 09/12/15 12:23, Julian Robbins wrote:
> Hi John
>
> Sorry to hear you're having problems.
>
> For your Optiplex are you able to run a live CD or usb drive ? If using
> Ubuntu you may want to run the disks application and see what it reports
> and /or format the whole thing again. Disks is quite powerful but user
> friendly too so may be able to help assuming you can boot something to run
> it from.
>
> What errors do you get when installing?
>
> Julian
> On 9 Dec 2015 12:06, "john clutterbuck" <valjohnc1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Guys and Gals, Deep in cyber doodoo yet again, I must stop fidlin. I
>> have removed windows from my sons computer and installed ubuntu 15.4, Great
>> Next job to do the same with my newly acquired Dell 745 Optiplex, Phuut,
>> tried to load twice, got well on the way and failed. OK reset the BIOS,
>> zilch, did a few hours Googlin!  double zilch. I now question if the
>> partitions are OK, when i nuked Windows Vista with Hiren"s boot did i upset
>> the thingy me do daas?
>> Any thoughts on how to solving my troubles would be much appreciated as at
>> my age i am now loosing brain cells faster than i am learning.
>>
>> Merry Christmas to one and all, Smiles John C.
>>
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