[Scottish] Ubuntu rampant.....

[babaguy]

 Hi everyone!Today our Windows machine died - we haven't figured out yet if it was the power device, the motherboard or what - 

However, in an effort to rescue some files we tried to install Windows '98 on my Ubuntu machine, and even though the boot sequence is supposed to go CDROM first (I went into the settings and verified this - we were trying to install Windows '98 (Thanks Magnus, remember giving that to me long ago...?) in order to have a Windows system and to try and hook up the HDD from the dead machine as a secondary drive and see if we could transfer files across ) -   

HOWEVER - the Ubuntu just boots as Ubuntu no matter what! 

We even put another old hard drive onto the Ubuntu machine, put in the Windows '98 CD into the CD drive - and - UBUNTU! It must be booting from RAM or something! I went into the BIOS to try to get the Ubu machine to maybe recognise the new HDD.......or to at least allow itself to be de-installed or written over....

How is this DONE in Linux.....? The Ubuntu is far more persistent than Windows, at least this version. I don't see how to get rid of it or install anything else over it.....  

Is this just a fault in *my* machine?

Another question - this one about Open Office...When I've opened up Open Office Writer in Ubuntu (it's 5.10, btw - "Breezy Badger"), the Thesaurus is not enabled...does BreezBadge come without the Thesaurus properly installed and one must go fetch it? Or is it *ON* my machine somewhere, and I've got to write some command code to find it and install it in the right file/directory....?I'm HOPING my new ADSL modem router (recommended by one helpful SLUGger) will arrive tomorrow, so I *may* be able to go the the Ubuntu Universe/Multiverse/Whatever and get the Open Office Thesaurus......i hope........!

If I'm able to reply, you'll know I at least have a computer that functions (I'm doing this e-mail at a helpful third party place.....)

Thanks in advance for your help....I am, as always

humbled,

- Paul B    

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