Installation Problems

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Installation Problems

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I am trying to install Linux mint 9 on a laptop where the operating system has failed. I did have Windows xp on there but that failed and since I have my important data backed up elsewhere and had no media to restore Windows I decided to take the opportunity to move to Linux. I created a boot disk of linuxmint-9-gnome-cd-i386.iso but when I try to boot it the installation crashes into DOS A:/>

I used a slow burn speed for the disk (4x) and have read the articles I have found on the forum but if anyone has any further advice that would be a great help.
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Re: Installation Problems

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Did you make sure your bios is set to boot from cd/dvd? Usually you have to press a key ("esc") on my HP laptop, to interrupt boot and select to boot from cd.
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Re: Installation Problems

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Yes I did put the cd/dvd up to number 1 in the preference list in the bios
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Re: Installation Problems

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And you checked the MD5sum on the ISO?
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