To boot from a DVD in Ubuntu, first, insert the DVD into your optical drive. Restart your computer and access the BIOS/UEFI settings (usually by pressing a key like F2, F12, ESC, or DEL during startup). In the boot menu, set the DVD drive as the primary boot device. Save the changes and exit, and your computer should boot from the DVD.
When you first install Ubuntu, it will walk you through the steps to install it and keep your other OS installed. Then when you boot your dual-boot system, you can simply select Ubuntu.
When you boot from the install CD, indicate which partition you want Ubuntu installed on.
You can't. You aren't running Ubuntu directly on the hardware, but in a virtual machine. The virtual machine requires you to boot into Windows before you can start it. I am not aware of any options for Windows that would let you boot and start only a single application separately from another boot entry.
Get unetbootin from ubuntu's website. Select the ISO from your hard drive then reboot and boot from USB! Voila!
Boot Loader Grab is the bootstrap loader that you need for Ubuntu 14.04.
Give 'Em the Boot DVD was created in 2005.
Do you mean, install Ubuntu and not enter the BIOS? To install Ubuntu using a CD, you need to enter the BIOS, setting the CD drive as the first boot. Otherwise, the computer will still boot off the hard-drive and ignore Ubuntu on the CD drive. If you meant, install Ubuntu without removing your Windows operating system? Then you need to set up a dual-boot between Windows and Ubuntu. Search the internet for fuller instructions on creating a dual-boot. If you simply want to try using Ubuntu without making any changes to the OS already on the hard-drive, either use the CD containing Ubuntu as an ISO file, known as a Live CD. Or, look up WUBI on the internet. Wubi will allow you to download and use Ubuntu as you would any other Windows file - without making any changes to the hard-drive.
The GRUB bootloader gets it's menu off of the Ubuntu partition. Since you deleted the Ubuntu partition, it can't read the list or know what to do next. You have two options:1. Reinstall Ubuntu.2. Boot from the Window XP CD, access the Recovery Console, and runfdisk /mbrThis will rewrite the Master Boot Record, and shouldallow you to boot back into Windows.
All pcs can run Linux. Specifically, you can download and run Ubuntu, which is Linux based. Any PC can run Ubuntu and/or dual-boot Windows and Ubuntu.
You can remove the partition safely using a tool such as a gparted live cd. You need to burn the image to a CD-rom, boot from that, and remove the partition Ubuntu is installed to. Note: If you installed GRUB to the Master Boot Record of your hard disk, removing the Ubuntu partition could cause booting complications. These should be fixed upon reinstallation of Ubuntu.
Ubuntu 12.04 has preinstalled (integrated) CD burning software called Brasero. Look for it in Sound & Video.
You could make a separate partition for Ubuntu, so creating a dual-boot. Or try the easiest method of using WUBI to install Ubuntu as a Windows file. This allows you to use Ubuntu without affecting XP or the hard-drive. Type WUBI in a browser and follow the instructions.