Thanks. This helps. I'm trying to avoid the if. If I can do it myself, that will be to my advantage. 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Schmalenberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "lugod's technical discussion forum" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 12:24 AM Subject: Re: [vox-tech] How to get started with Linux
> On Fri, Mar 09, 2007 at 11:56:39PM -0800, Tim Coddington wrote: > > I am a mostly Windows user trying to make the jump. > > > > So I bought a new computer (the parts are still in various boxes around > > the house) and > > downloaded a copy of Ubuntu 6.10 onto my PC. Burnt the copy onto a DVD > > (to large to use > > a CD being .73 Gig). > > > > It seems that I am completely clue-free on where to go next. The suffix > > of the file is .iso. So > > how do I open it to see what is inside? No utilities recognize that > > suffix. Since DVD drivers > > don't come with Linux, is there a way to get it onto a CD? > > > What program did you use to burn it? Better burning programs will give > you an option to burn from a CD image, which is what a ".iso" file is > (ISO9660 from the http://www.iso.org/ actually). I know that at least older > versions of Roxio have this option. See this page for descriptions of > how to do it in various programs: > http://www.petri.co.il/how_to_write_iso_files_to_cd.htm > Also, try this program: > http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm > it is very simple to use and is recommended by Microsoft. Heh. It's > actually good though, it really should come with Windows. If you need any > more help, try coming to one of our installfests: http://www.lugod.org/if/ . > Hope this helps. > Nick Schmalenberger > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
