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13-Aug-2006, 07:25 PM #1
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I have the iso file for damn small linux. I burned it to a cd. i then went into my bios and changed it so that the cd drive was the first boot option. I restarted and with the live cd in but the computer booted right to a screen that said windows could not boot normaly due to recent chages...................and then i chose the option to boot normally to windows. when the cd is not in it boots right to thw indows welcome screen. mabey i did something wrong when i burned the cd? i have no idea and an a linux begginer. how can i get this live cd to work on my xp mechine?? thanks in advance.
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13-Aug-2006, 07:41 PM #2
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I have the iso file for damn small linux. I burned it to a cd. i then went into my bios and changed it so that the cd drive was the first boot option. I restarted and with the live cd in but the computer booted right to a screen that said windows could not boot normaly due to recent chages...................and then i chose the option to boot normally to windows. when the cd is not in it boots right to thw indows welcome screen. mabey i did something wrong when i burned the cd? i have no idea and an a linux begginer. how can i get this live cd to work on my xp mechine?? thanks in advance.
Did you burn the CD as an .ISO or as Data?

Are you using Nero?
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13-Aug-2006, 08:24 PM #3
not withnero but i did burn it as an iso image
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13-Aug-2006, 08:40 PM #4
Re-burn at a slower speed...
Try a different distro...
Try downloading DSL again...
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