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Old 12-08-03, 05:52 PM Thread Starter   #1
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Problem installing Mandrake !!


I insert the cd in the cd rom , i click on the "ok" to reboot system but when it restarts it loads windows not the installationg wizard

why?
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Old 12-08-03, 05:59 PM   #2
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make your cd-rom the first boot device

that should help

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Old 12-08-03, 06:05 PM Thread Starter   #3
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it worked fine though when i installed XP last week......
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Old 12-08-03, 06:08 PM   #4
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Perhaps you did not burn the iso correctly. Simply copying the iso to a cd is not how it's done. You have to burn an image from the iso, otherwise the CD is not bootable.

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Old 12-08-03, 06:10 PM Thread Starter   #5
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how do i do that
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Old 12-08-03, 06:16 PM   #6
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Read this .
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Old 12-08-03, 06:20 PM Thread Starter   #7
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ok thanks i will try to find an image
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