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When i turn on my laptop it boots from the flash drive that i have the files on but then it only shows a line of text and i left it for more than an hour and it didn't change at all.

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Please be more clear with your request also please give the laptop you are attempting this on We just need a little more help diagnosing it. It is not an easy thing to guess the source of the problem. Thank you! – The Doctor Nov 20 '12 at 21:51

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My best suggestion, based on the information you give, would just be to:

-format the flash drive (FAT32)

-re-download the iso file

-place the new iso file onto the flash drive

-try booting and installing again

If that doesn't work, try using a different flash drive if you can. I honestly have no idea what would cause this and I am a complete noob to technology in general compared to some on this site, but sometimes just starting over clean helps.

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