is it possible to unpack ubuntu's contents from the iso, burn that to a dvd.change the bios settings so it boots from cd/dvd, put it in the cd drive, then install it? earlier i burnt it to a dvd with nero using "burn as data disc" it comes up as one file so it didnt work. now will unpacking its contents and burning it to a dvd, be the same as burning the iso as an image to a dvd?

You don't have to burn it to a DVD, it will fit on a CD...& obviously burning a data disc is NOT the thing to do. You need to select "Burn Image to Disc". I prefer ImgBurn: http://www.filehippo.com/download_i... "And that's the fishing line, because Sharkboy said so!"

Its to big to fit on a cd, its 715mb. anyway i found out u just run wubi installer so u dont need to boot from cd/dvd

"Its to big to fit on a cd, its 715mb" Where did you download it from? It's less than 700MB http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/dow... "And that's the fishing line, because Sharkboy said so!"

Ubuntu...it comes up as 697mb when i downloaded it or something like that, then when u right click it says 699, then when i copied it it said 715mb

I think if you download the cd, http://www.ubuntu.com/GetUbuntu/dow... Boot it up, then the installer to the hard disk will be on the desktop. I use wubi, download, run, then it will download the image needed to dual boot with windows. http://wubi-installer.org/ Before posting try google. Backup. Use anti virus software.

"when i copied it it said 715mb" The problem is you copied it. You have to convert it with Nero, ImgBurn or another burning program. It will definitely fit on a CDR. I recently downloaded it myself & burned it to a standard CDR using ImgBurn. "And that's the fishing line, because Sharkboy said so!"