I am a 20+years User of Ubuntu and I am hoping that I am doing this correctly

[knight-judithknight0]

I downloaded and installed Trusty 14.10 and I am hoping to download and install a better system. As Launchpad reads, there is now a 14.10.1 and all I get after downloading this one is reading after I open it. What am I doing wrong?

[bashiergui]

Your question is hard to understand. It sounds like you're unhappy with 14.10. You want to replace it with a newer version of 14.10. All you need to do is update it. You do not need to reinstall it. Use the update manager, check for updates, install updates.

[coffeecat]

Trusty is 14.04, not 14.10. Ubuntu 14.04 is a LTS - long-term support - version, supported until 2019. As a LTS version, there will be point release ISOs available, starting with 14.04.1 which is already available here:

http://releases.ubuntu.com/trusty/

14.10 is called Utopic Unicorn and is an intermediate release for which there will be no point releases - there is no such thing as 14.10.1 - and it will be supported for nine months only until July 2015.

If you install 14.04 and keep it up to date, you will not need to re-install with the point releases.