i’ve just downloaded the latest version [ubuntu-7.10-desktop-i386] and its an .iso file. i want to install it on my computer [currently i have XP Professional installed]. can someone help me to install it as a separate OS on my computer?
i have AMD Sempron Processor [3000+] and ASUS x-series MB.
thanx in advance.
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you should have at least a separate free partition or a second hard drive to use it for the Ubuntu installation.
Just burn the image you downloaded to a CD, then put it in the DC/DVD drive and restart the PC, make sure you have the correct boot order set (PC should boot from CD).
Then the PC will boot from the CD. This is a live CD so it will show the ubuntu desktop. There is an icon called install on the Desktop. You can go on with the installation by clicking on that icon.
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thank you kaka-ziggy 
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ok..the file i downloaded was a zipped file. i unzipped it and i got 6-7 folders + other files including an installer n autorun config file. there is no iso file in the main ubuntu folder. should i just burn the main folder + content as **data **or **image **and then boot the system from it?
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You could burn the files to disc but it won't be bootable. Check the file again that you downloaded. It might be an .iso file but winzip/winrar was able to extract files out of it. If you can't boot with the cd then find some other utility which would let you create a bootable floppy for the initial boot.
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^-- thats what I told you in your PM :halo:
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ur both right, TB here, ziggy in the PM. it is an .iso file but winrar was able to extract it. luckly i didn’t delete the source file so i’ll burn it as an .iso with nero.
thanx for the help over-grown-mundeyo. 