I have windows Xp already installed and would like to install Ubuntu becuase I need it for my university course. I have downloaded and burnt Ububtu to disc but when I try to boot from cd, the computer boots up Windows. I have already dreated a partition for Ubuntu and the computer is set to boot from cd. Any ideas why this doesn't work

Check is you have just burnt a copy of the ISO or if you have properly burnt an ISO to make a number of files. Have a look at the videos on http://tips.linux.com/article.pl?si...

I did burn a cd with all the files extracted I also burnt a bootable cd which now displays something about DR-DOS and I have a command prompt saying [DR-DOS] A:\> There is a file called WWBMU.exe which when run is all displayed in German or something

(I did burn a cd with all the files extracted) are you saying that you extracted the files and then made the cd. ? If so, do not. (I also burnt a bootable cd which now displays something about DR-DOS and I have a command prompt saying [DR-DOS] A:\>) you selected Make a bootable cd- that is not what you want. Do not know what software you are useing to burn with but select Burn Image to Disk (downloaded ISO image).

Download an iso file, from, for example here http://ftp.wayne.edu/linux_distribu... you probably need the intel x86. Then burn as an iso with deepburner. Boot the cd & install on you linux partition. Or, I think you can burn a live cd from here https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD once booted up, I think, there is a wizard to install it to your hard disk.

Either way works, but I do not like the Live CD installer. The Alternate Install CD provides more choice options than the Live CD installer. This is the complete link to the Ubuntu Download page . If you want to install Ubuntu on your HD, choose the "Alternate Install CD" image for your system (PC, Mac, or 64bit PC). If you want to run Ubuntu without Installing it on your computer, choose the "Desktop CD" image for your system (PC, Mac, or 64bit PC). Either image will produce a bootable CD. AFAIK, most if not all CD burning programs have an option to burn an image file to CD. This is what you want to do. HTH Ernie Registered Linux User 247790 ICQ 41060744