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    Linux on old desktop

    Hello all, I tried staring my machine again today with Ubuntu on USB. But it seems it is falling to start. I'm getting following error. Could you please help? Or shall I start a new thread? By the way Ubuntu starts after few such errors.
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    Linux on old desktop

    Wish you a 'Very Good morning' with a note of Thanks Thank you thank you thank you...... Could download as instructed, created a USB and WOW it works. I can see all on my D: intact and will take a backup.. Thanks a ton again for saving me..... Will get back to you in case I face issues...
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    Linux on old desktop

    Actually when I tried installing from CD for the first time, it gave me following error MP-BiOS bug: 8254 After Googling a bit, I found that as solution, so added. Anyways will download the latest one and try with that.
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    Linux on old desktop

    One more basic question... As mentioned earlier, I tried with a DVD I have for Ubuntu But the screen freezes at following... Nothing happens. ... Shall I wait for some more time? ( I waited for almost 20 mins) "Uncompressing Linux OK booting the kernel....
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    Linux on old desktop

    Thanks. Yes, my current desktop is HP. And I have another one where I'm downloading Ubuntu (https://www.ubuntu.com/download) following the steps mentioned here ... https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/try-ubuntu-before-you-install?_ga=2.169547433.907959508.1520329229-1384359255.1520229086#0...
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    Linux on old desktop

    Thanks for the reply. Here are my answers 1. D: is a partition I had created and mainly contains documents/ photos/ music etc... But yes; I want to keep all that is there in my D:. If Ubuntu expects to wipe off everything on C: I'm okay. 2. Trying to install Win using DVD no DVD connected...
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    Linux on old desktop

    Hello team, I have a old desktop running on Win7 (32 bit). Recently it has became very slow and becoming useless. So wanted to shift to Linux. Is it possible to take backup of my D: before; even though my windows is not running? I tried with old Linux CD (ver 6.x) with noapac parameter. But...
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