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Originally Posted by Shabba
The file in question is ubuntu-5.05-dvd-i386 and reports as a winrar archive. Clicking it doesn't show me and sign of an iso image but burning it and running on windows gives me the option of windows installable progs such as Gimp, firefox etc. so i don't think it's a corrupt download?
Is there a do all type of boot floppy i can use somewhere?
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Good news. It's working! If you run the disk from Windows, it gives you the option of installing (Windows versions of) various Free software programmes, such as Firefox, Openoffice and the Gimp.
You have to set your computer to boot from CD in order to actually run or install Ubuntu. To do this, you will need to press a key (usually delete, or sometimes F2, but it may be different according to your motherboard) as soon as your computer starts up. Then find the menu option for "1st boot device" (or something similar), and change it to your CD drive. Be careful not to change any other options though, as messing about with the BIOS can easily screw up your system.
If you need any more help, there are plenty of very experience people on this forum who'd be glad to give you the benefit of their (Linux or other) knowledge
