I am trying to install Ubuntu while uninstalling windows xp. I have downloaded the 14.04.2 Ubuntu file to the desktop of another computer and burned it to a DVD. next I changed the computer bios to boot from the CD/DVD drive. when I restart the computer it says it can't boot from the drive. I also tried the same thing using a USB drive with the same result... what might I be doing wrong?
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You can't just burn the .iso file to the media. You have to prepare it to make it bootable. Directions are here for USB and here for DVD.
answered Aug 7, 2015 at 1:34
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Thanks so much, I thought I was missing something concerning the burning of the disk. I will try this tomorrow morning and see if I can get it to work! Aug 7, 2015 at 4:12
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I just got it uploaded and everything seems to be going well! Do you know if I need to have antivirus software for Ubuntu? Aug 7, 2015 at 4:42
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That's a topic you should read up on by searching the site. Meanwhile if this answer helped you, please mark it as correct by clicking the gray checkmark by the answer Aug 7, 2015 at 12:23