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madokie

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Reply to SecularMotion (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 28, 2015, 07:08 PM

Oct 2015

later this evening I'll give it another try.

I'm a long ways from giving up. this computer is for my wife and she doesn't do much except some work stuff on it and her old laptop did just fine with that using ubuntu. It was old and gave up the ghost a few days ago.

Neither of us want to learn a new operating system. We're both comfortable with Ubuntu.

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bought a new HP laptop [View all] madokie Oct 2015 OP

Should be F10 during boot SwankyXomb Oct 2015 #1

Thanks madokie Oct 2015 #2

You may have to disable "secure boot" before installing Linux SecularMotion Oct 2015 #3

I tried to install the 32 bit version earlier madokie Oct 2015 #4

I had to change the BIOS to install Linux on a laptop that came with Windows 8. SecularMotion Oct 2015 #5

Thanks madokie Oct 2015 #6

Thanks everyone madokie Oct 2015 #7

request a Windows refund. Go Vols Nov 2015 #8