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ncstatepimp
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When you turn your computer on -- the first screen you see right away should say something like "Press F12 for boot menu" or something along those lines. Press whichever key it says for the boot menu -- you will get a list of options of what to load from (Hard drive, CD Rom, Network, USB, etc) --- select CD Rom.

It should then boot off of the CD if its made correctly.

How did you make the disc? You should probably have nero or roxio on your system -- you would want to load whichever one you have. Then go to the section for disc copying. There should be an option named something like "Burn image to disc" -- select that option, and then it will ask you for the location of the image file (the rc.iso you downloaded). Once you tell it where the image is located, all you do is click on burn.

If you cant get to your boot menu, or if you dont have one of those two pieces of burning software, I can figure out what you are using if you can list who makes your computer and the model # of your computer.

1/6/2010 11:38:54 PM

mambagrl
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I burned the cd with windows vista explorer thing that popped up. I just dragged and dropped the file and it copied.

When i select cd from the boot menu it goes toa black screen for a while as a new part of the loop.

1/6/2010 11:52:44 PM

Solinari
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That is not the correct way to burn an ISO

Use Infrarecorder (free open source) to burn an ISO
http://infrarecorder.org/?page_id=5


Use the HOW-TO here:
http://dai-videotutes.blogspot.com/2007/07/ifrarecorder-burning-iso.html

Or Here (ignore what they're trying to get you to burn):
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto

1/7/2010 8:49:39 AM

pttyndal
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Just get someone else to do it. And it could also be a corrupt boot record.

[Edited on January 7, 2010 at 9:59 AM. Reason : ]

1/7/2010 9:55:48 AM

mambagrl
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My work could be stolen easily letting someone else do it. I'll try again tonight

1/7/2010 4:08:26 PM

wdprice3
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^L O L

1/7/2010 4:08:47 PM

Solinari
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"my work" = CP

1/7/2010 4:58:07 PM

mambagrl
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ran the checkdisk it said it fixed some errors but i still have the restart loop

1/8/2010 10:46:05 PM

Solinari
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then you're boned....

Options:

1) Boot from Linux Live CD and copy files off the drive (assuming it mounts) onto an external drive
2) Remove drive and install into another system (or using a kit that turns it into an external drive)
3) Remove components from your system one by one (swapping ram sticks) to see if that fixes it

1/8/2010 11:08:18 PM

Nitrocloud
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How did you run chkdsk if it stuck in a reboot cycle? If you have a system disc, try a repair install?

1/9/2010 12:56:46 AM

Solinari
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^ lolwut are u serious?

1/9/2010 8:37:38 AM

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