Interesting problem.
Kam Leo
kam.leo at gmail.com
Wed Feb 2 06:13:47 UTC 2005
On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 22:39:48 -0700, Kevin Fries <kevin at hcico.com> wrote:
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> Kyle Lagonegro (Student-Lagone37) wrote:
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> |Okay so I've downloaded the 4 files I need for FC3, but oddly enough
> I have them saved on my computer, and can not move them to a CD...
> Windows (Of course) is showing me an error screen. Anyone had this
> problem when they were trying to switch or have any clue what I may
> have done wrong?
> |
> |I downloaded the second set of four files on the first link from the
> Download section of the Fendora website. They are ISO files, and the
> error message reads
> |
> |"Windows encountered a problem when tring to copy this file. What do
> you want Windows to do?"
> |"FC3-x86_64-disc1.iso"
> |"Tyoe: ISO File"
> |"Date Modified: 1/28/2005 10:01 AM"
> |"Size: 637 MB"
> |
> |Then my choices are "Retry" and "Cancel"
> |
> |
> |Click Retry just pops the same message up, over and over again.
> Thanks for the help... I'm looking like quite the noob already on
> this site... Hehe
>
You do not copy the .iso images to a CD. You need to use a program
such as Nero or Roxio to make a CD from the image file. Assuming you
have one of these programs installed just double-click on each
downloaded .iso file and let Nero/Roxio do its thing.
> If you have Partition Magic and a Flash stick here is another alternative:
>
> 1) use PM to shrink your windows partition by 5 GB
> ~ 1a) if this is a dual boot, shrink Windows by enough to hold Linux also
> 2) create a new 5GB fat based partition in the newly created space
> 3) copy your iso files into the drive created in #2
> 4) use something like Daemon Tools
> (http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/portal/portal.php) to mount cd 1
> 5) use windows explorer to navigate to the /images directory on the
> new mounted iso
> 6) look for the iso image for disk boot. use rawrite to move this to
> a flash stick.
> 7) boot from the iso
>
> Enjoy
>
> Kevin Fries
>
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