[Sussex] Help with getting started please

[Malcolm Harris]

Thanks for the suggestion Desmond,

I got an install disk burnt after 3 attempts and I think I did a partitioned
install on the decrepit PC (Windoze Explorer is saying that it's disk has
shrunk).......*but* unfortunately I can't get the dual boot option just
cluttering clanking XP as usual!

A bit of surfing suggests that this is to do with a Grub file needing to be
installed or moved. The solution seems to involve coding and kernels which I
think is totally beyond me. If anyone has a relatively painless solution I
would be grateful.

Westerham

On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 5:07 PM, Desmond Armstrong <
desmond.armstrong at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am not quite sure which I have used, but, I think it may be:-
>
> http://www.burn4free.com/
>
> Then, the size of the Ubuntu download is normally about 500MB, there is
> also a DVD version which I think was about 3GB, from memory. And, you do
> only require the CD version.
>
> Now, when you install ensure that the broadband is ethernet connected, and
> live, and then the updates will be done following the install, takes a while
> so just let it get it get on with it.
>
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