Ubuntu 8.10 - can't type on who are you? screen

[foreverprovence1971]

Could someone please help. I'm trying to install Ubuntu 8.10 on an old pc which has Windows ME installed.
Everything goes well until I reach the who are you? screen; it won't allow me to type my personal info, there's no cursor, nothing.
The cursor appears on the keyboard layout screen and I can type.
There are no errors on the disc as I've checked it and downloaded Ubuntu on another comp with the same disc. Thanks for any help.

[mörgæs]

Hi, welcome to the fora.

8.10 is unsupported and should not be used:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ubuntu_releases#Version_timeline

Besides this, my guess is that the machine does not have enough memory for Ubuntu. How much is in it?

[kostkon]

If it's an old pc, try installing the latest xubuntu or lubuntu on it (11.04, as from tomorrow).

[foreverprovence1971]

There's 192 MB of memory available.

[mörgæs]

Then Ubuntu and Xubuntu are out.

Try Lubuntu 10.10 or this:
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/minimal

[foreverprovence1971]

In that case I'll try Lubuntu, thanks for the help.