My nephew has a cheap old PC that is running Windows 98. He is reading a book about Linux and wants to learn it on his PC. So he found a free download (image) and burned it to a CD. Only problem is he doesn't know for sure what the steps are for installing a new OS. His Uncle Jim is no help either. Assuming that all the hardware is working and the image file is correct, please give us a "dummies guide" for step by step instructions on installing the new OS. Here was his original question and no one gave a step by step, they just assumed he was doing it right and the image was wrong.
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All we want to know is "how do you install a new OS with a CD as the boot disk." Assume I have never installed an OS system before because I haven't. Thanks
2006-10-14 19:20:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
first i would recomend freespire for a free, easy to use live cd,that has an install option, put the cd in your comp,restart and it should start and give u option of running from disk, use that option, answer all questions asked to the best of ur ability, if you make any mistakes just restart, yor comp saves no info, you can run these live discs with pen/usb drives, witch allow u to do dowmloads and save settings!
2006-10-15 06:33:28 · answer #1 · answered by jlbudweiser 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a Windows 98 boot floppy and let it boot and then when it starts "installing" Windows 98. Click shift+F5, and it will bring you to the command prompt. Type in "fdisk" and keep clicking yes and go to Delete Partition and delete all you find. Then put the Linux CD in and restart the computer and it should pick up the disk and automatically start the Linux installation and depending on the PC's hardware setup, should take about an hour or an hour and a half. Good luck. If you don't have a Win98 boot disk, you can find one on the internet to make.
2006-10-14 19:30:06 · answer #2 · answered by Kane 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to BOOT to the CD, simply sticking it in the CD-ROM drive isn't going to work. In order to boot to a CD you have to go into your computers BIOS and change the boot order priority, which means you have to set the CD-ROM Drive as the FIRST boot device. That way the computer won't check the hard drive for boot files first and will instead go straight to the CD.
To find out how to get in to your BIOS, one would need to know the make and model of your computer or motherboard. You enter the BIOS by pressing a certain key during boot up...before you get into Windows. On many systems it's either the "Del", F2,F6,etc., keys. Do a Google search for your systems BIOS information. For instance, if your system was an ACME 1000, do this type of search in Google. "BIOS key for ACME 1000".
p.s. On many system when booting up you'll see a message that says something like "press f2 (or whatever your particular model requires) to enter setup." That is the key you need. Press it repeatedly during boot up before entering into Windows and you'll enter the BIOS. It sounds complicated, but in fact it is really simple.
2006-10-14 19:28:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what distro of LINUX you have.
go to linux.org and get some more info.
IN GENERAl, there are two types of CDs, one is a "live cd" that you can run LINUX on your PC without installing it, and the other you boot from and then follow the instructions to install it on your computer. Depending on what you want, you can have a dual boot PC or LINUX only.
Different types of LINUX support different archetectures, so without knowing what kind of PC he has or which distro of LINUX, we can't help you.
2006-10-14 19:32:16 · answer #4 · answered by Mac Momma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋