StevO Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 my laptop hard drive died, i have fitted a new hard drive. i have a "copy" of windows 7 ultimate to install. when the disc is put in a computer with an OS it gives an auto run file. when the disc is in the laptop it doesnt run. the boot is set to disc drive not HDD. any ideas? im looking at you Louis, and you Ian. Avinalaf - add any more info you may have if you think it will help. (hes been helping me with this) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Why you not lookin at me punk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Are you rebooting from Bios with the disc in, and hard drive disabled with the cd being primary? The idea is to disable all but your cd player, and have it set as first boot. Then retart from the bios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Are you rebooting from Bios with the disc in, and hard drive disabled with the cd being primary? The idea is to disable all but your cd player, and have it set as first boot. Then retart from the bios. I was just going to say that . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted September 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Ten - are you a comp geek? Avin - yeah, thats how its set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 What happens when the cd is in the laptop and you turn it on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted September 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 all sorted, work mate made a boot disc for his own laptop, put it in mine and it gave the option of installing a new OS. he put in the disc i had and it installed perfect, i now have win7ultimate. thanks for any help lads, big big big thanks to avinalaf! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 Next time, install this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted September 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 do you use that ian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 do you use that ian? Yup, I have it on a dual-boot with Windows 7 which is easily set up by the Ubuntu installation CD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 Wouldn't there be software compatibility issues with many programmes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 Wouldn't there be software compatibility issues with many programmes? Very rarely. But 99% of the time there is a open-source alternative to the proprietary software you often use on Windows. These have the obvious advantage of being free. In addition, they also usually have a range of plug-ins and add-ons available to expand their features as anyone can legally edit the software. Also, nearly every program is easily found, downloaded and installed in 2-3 clicks thanks to the Ubuntu Software Centre and the Update Manager makes sure these programs are up to date. The software I currently use most often on Ubuntu are: Internet: Firefox (Prefer Firefox to Opera on Linux as Firefox works extremely well on it) Office: LibreOffice (As good or better than MS Office with none of the cost) Music: Clementine (There's a range of media players available, and the native client, Banshee, is well integrated with the OS. For those wondering, iPhones/iPods do work with Ubuntu) Email: Evolution (Thunderbird is also available, but I prefer this) Twitter: TweetDeck (Bit controversial as Gwibber, the native program, is so well integrated with the OS but I just prefer TweetDeck's columns) Chat: Empathy (The native chat client, works really well with MSN/AIM and is well integrated) Photo editing: Shotwell photo editor/GIMP. (Shotwell is brilliant for really quick, basic edits to photos. For more advanced, Photoshop-level stuff, GIMP is perfect) P2P: Deluge (The best torrent client, bar none) The main advantages to Ubuntu: 1) It's free! 2) It's remarkably easy to use. In fact I'd go as far to say it's far more user-friendly than Windows. Once you discover the Software Centre you wonder how you ever lived without it. 3) It's ridiculously fast. I can go from cold to my desktop in 12 seconds! Also it's not burdened by all that excess shite you don't need on Windows, especially if you bought your PC from Acer or Dell.. 4) No viruses. At all. No need for bloated and expensive security software that slows down your computer either. 5) It's customisable. The default interface is brilliant but if you want to you can make it look completely different. 6) Programs all update using the Update Manager with no set-up. No more logging on to your computer and being greeted by a dozen dialogue boxes from programs wanting to update. 7) It's very powerful. You have complete control over the OS and the computer. For many this is the main advantage, but if you're not a techy it won't be relevant to you. And if you are a techy then shame on you for needing me to explain how brilliant the Terminal is in Linux! Disadvantages: 1) Gaming. That's the big one. Very few games are designed to run on Linux natively. Though, there are easy solutions to this. There's a program called Wine, which I'm sure our Mac users are familiar with, that allows Linux and Mac users to play PC games. An easier solution is simply to set-up a dual-boot when you are installing Ubuntu. This partitions your hard-drive into two sections, one running Ubuntu and the other running your Windows installation. I have it set up 80/20, with Windows getting 20% of my hard-drive space. I simply switch-over whenever I want to play FM or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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