I have an old Windows 2000 touchscreen laptop with no disc drive and only and external floppy drive. I really want to install the new version of Ubuntu coming out soon on it to try out the 3d effects with a touchscreen. *Sniff* iTunes cover flow doesn't work....
2007-10-08 17:30:49 · 5 answers · asked by Bobby S 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Well first of all I would use PCLinuxOS 2007 instead but whatever lets go with ubuntu. Just get online in windows with your computer and go here. http://www.howtoforge.com/wubi_ubuntu_on_windows
2007-10-08 17:45:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible to install Linux from a flash drive, a network or from the Internet. Now, I will leave it to you to figure out if it is possible with Ubuntu, and with the hardware that you have. www.google.com would be a good place to start!
2007-10-08 17:40:28 · answer #2 · answered by Sp II Guzzi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use Virtual CDRom Control Panel to emulate a cd drive:
http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/xpvirtualcd.html
2007-10-08 17:40:23 · answer #3 · answered by BlurredMind 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since Ubuntu isn't small enough to run from a floppy, that's not possible.
If it has a CD-Rom drive you can run the demo version from the CD-Rom drive.
2007-10-08 17:35:45 · answer #4 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
does it have a usb port?? then copy it to a flash drive and then coppy from there!!! can you go on line with the old puter?? down load it from their site!!!!
2007-10-08 17:33:56 · answer #5 · answered by fuzzykjun 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋