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   Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:08:52 -0600   
   From: noalternative    
   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
   Subject: Re: problem w installing on older pC   
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   On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:25:59 +0000   
   MCR  wrote:   
      
   > Dam Weasel wrote:   
   > > hi,   
   > >    
   > > i have an older laptop pC that I wanted to try Linux on.   
   > > touble is, the CD reader doesnt seem to want to read modern, 700   
   > > meg CD's, i think in the old days, CD's were smaller in size like   
   > > 650 meg.   
   > >    
   > > it currently has that horrible windows ME on it; I want to wipe ME   
   > > off and totally re-format the drive - which I assume Linux will   
   > > do.  But How do i force a cd READ of the new linux releases which   
   > > seem all to be 700 meg?   
   > >    
   > > thanks for any helpful kitchen hints.   
   > >    
   > > Damma Dog   
   >    
   > I find that strange to be honest.  Are you sure the problem is not   
   > the CDR media you are using as that would be giving you headaches,   
   > older CD ROMs couldnt read certain CDR's.  I am no expert, but I   
   > would have thought if it had trouble reading 700mb media the problem   
   > would not have manifested itself until some time into the install!   
   > Someone please correct me if I am wrong.  If it does indeed mean its   
   > the CDR, why not order the free Ubuntu CD online?   
      
   Your right, but my cd/dvd-rom on my old compaq 5184 just has trouble   
   with cd-rw. cd-r works fine. He might want to try cd-r instead of cd-rw.   
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