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Ricky4143
February 23rd, 2009, 04:29 AM
I am trying to install Ubunto on an older computer with a 500 meg processor. I wiped the hard drive clean of any Micorsoft stuff and loaded in the hard drive only to find that out that I do not know what the login is.

Now what do I do? It will not re-install from the cd.

Ricky4143
February 23rd, 2009, 04:32 AM
I' a first time user and unless I fix this I will be a no time user.

cariboo
February 23rd, 2009, 04:48 AM
Use the username and password you created when you installed Ubuntu.

I recently did a clean install of Jaunty alpha4 using a daily build, and the LiveCD asked for a password, I just let it time out and it continued to load the desktop. That was an abnormal condition and shouldn't happen once Jaunty is released.

Jim

Ricky4143
February 24th, 2009, 02:39 AM
Use the username and password you created when you installed Ubuntu.

I recently did a clean install of Jaunty alpha4 using a daily build, and the LiveCD asked for a password, I just let it time out and it continued to load the desktop. That was an abnormal condition and shouldn't happen once Jaunty is released.

Jim

This does not seem to help. How can I re-install? If it would re-install I could create a new login.