Maccas124
February 3rd, 2013, 01:07 PM
hello, I have a Dell dimnesion 8400 running xp on which i am attempting to install ubuntu 12.10 on; i have attempted various ways of doing this.
i burned the iso file to a disc successfully as it worked in another pc, I have also ensured that the cd/dvd drive is set as first in boot drives in BIOS settings. The problem is when reboot the machine i get a message saying "invalid boot ini file booting windows c-drive" the xp boots, even though im attempting to replace xp with 12.10.
I have also attempted to download ubuntu using the windows installer but just as it looks like its finishing i get an error saying "string index out of range" then the installation fails.
i have also attempted to use the boot helper on the ubuntu cd but this didnt have any effect either, i recieved an error code which i can't remember at this time.
im really stuck, any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you!
i burned the iso file to a disc successfully as it worked in another pc, I have also ensured that the cd/dvd drive is set as first in boot drives in BIOS settings. The problem is when reboot the machine i get a message saying "invalid boot ini file booting windows c-drive" the xp boots, even though im attempting to replace xp with 12.10.
I have also attempted to download ubuntu using the windows installer but just as it looks like its finishing i get an error saying "string index out of range" then the installation fails.
i have also attempted to use the boot helper on the ubuntu cd but this didnt have any effect either, i recieved an error code which i can't remember at this time.
im really stuck, any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you!