Update to the new ubuntu help

[aklma]

HI my computer broke and i just kinda left it be for about 2 years. I just recently got it back up and working. The problem is I only have Ubuntu 7.04 and its not letting me update it because i "Could not download all repository indexes" and also becuase of that my cd's are not reading as a cd so i can't install windows.

Please help

[devils casper]

Hi and Welcome !

Ubuntu 7.04 is not supported now and its life cycle has been ended on Oct 2008. I would suggest you to install latest version, 9.04.

my cd's are not reading as a cd so i can't install windows.

What does machine display on booting up from Windows OS installation CD?

[aklma]

When i pop in the cd it does nothing and then when i click on the icon that is the cd( like the driver) Couldn't display "/media/WIN2KPROO/setup.exe". pops up

[aklma]

Yeah i know it is not supported and has not been for a while thats why i am asking for help on what to do. I am lost. and my computer now wont run anything.

[devils casper]

Your machine is not booting up from CD. Set CD Drive as First Boot Device in BIOS.
You can upgrade 7.04 to latest version but due to a lot of changes in core packages, it doesn't work properly in most machines. I would suggest you to backup data and install latest version over existing.

[aklma]

Where would the bios be located. If you don't mind me asking

[aklma]

i went though the restart and then into setup. And the first boot is cdrom. but im still getting that same message is there something through ubuntu that could be not loading the cd?

[Charles4809]

Are you popping in this CD when you are running Ubuntu? I'am asking because your message means that it recognises the CD, but since it is a Windows data-CD it would not not play then.
Usually your CD's are automounted when you pop in a CD and I don't suspect your version to do otherwise.

I suggest you leave the CD in and restart your machine. Then it should boot from this CD and install Windows on your hard-disk.
If you prefer to have Ubuntu instead I suggest you burn a distro (Ubuntu version 8.04 is LTS and will be supported till 2011) and replace your existing outdated Ubuntu with that.
If you have any data on it that you want to save you better make a back-up before installing anything.

Must be a good feeling to have an old machine back to life again.

[aklma]

I tried that. because thats what i thought. but it still wont load. but i wont load any video game cds or real(not burned) cd's of any kind when i pop the in the drive.

[aklma]

any i tried burning 8.04 and 9.04 onto cds and then loading them over this 7.04 but thats not working either. Could it be because i'm mission an app? If so how to i get the app it 7.04 is no longer supported??