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my windows disapeared; so can any one tell me linux that i can download and install, so i'll be able to use that PC again. or some other advices what to do

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Brief summary of the situation and the common cause: ran the installer from a Live CD, completed installation, and the installer then asked to remove the disc. That prompt is normal — if the install media stays in the drive and the machine is set to boot from CD first, the PC will simply boot the Live CD again instead of the freshly installed system. 's quick suggestions (eject/unmount or reset) are valid; the notes below expand on practical, safer ways to finish the install and to check what actually got written to disk.

Key steps to finish the install (in order)

  • Allow the installer to finish all write operations before attempting to remove media.
  • Try the drive's physical eject button first. If the GUI is available, unmount/eject the disc from the file manager. If GUI eject fails, use the command below from a terminal in the Live session:
    eject /dev/cdrom
  • After the media is out, press Enter at the installer prompt or reboot so the BIOS will start the hard disk next.

If the system still boots the Live CD

  • Use the motherboard/BIOS one-time boot menu (common keys: F12, Esc) or enter BIOS setup (Del, F2, F10 on many machines) and set the internal hard disk ahead of the optical drive. Save and exit.

How to check whether the new system was actually installed (from the Live session)

  • Identify disks with:
    sudo fdisk -l
  • Mount the installed root partition (replace sdaX with the right partition) and inspect:
    sudo mount /dev/sdaX /mnt
ls /mnt

    Look for standard Linux directories (bin, etc, usr, boot). If the system is there but GRUB failed to install, use the Boot-Repair guide: Boot-Repair. If Windows partitions were overwritten or disappeared and recovery is needed, the TestDisk project documents recovery steps: TestDisk.

Notes and cautions

  • Avoid forcing power off during installation writes.
  • If burning media again, verify the ISO checksum and burn at a low speed or create a USB installer to avoid optical-drive quirks.
  • References above give step-by-step recovery/install procedures for GRUB and partition recovery.

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Well, www.linux.org has a distro search.

But for a beginner, I'd suggest Ubuntu Linux (Google it) 7.10.

It's basic, and almost like Windows.

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i downloaded ubuntu and burned on cd, and i can run it in (live cd) mode, but when i instal it, system is asking to take cd out and boot the system but since i'm in (live cd) i can't take cd out and so. it kind of doen's works (if i was able to make it run on pc i'd be happy but...)

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in ubuntu, when the system is done installing, is requests you to press enter to reboot.
if everything else fails, you can dismount the CD manually, just rightclick it and choose Eject or Unmount. If all fails, just reset the pc

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