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Greetings everybody,

I require to use either Ubuntu & Windows. That is why, I want to set up both of these in a single PC.

When I tried to install Ubuntu, the installation page did not appear, even though I follow the link:

along with some other turkish instructions in official Turkish web site of Ubuntu.

When I re-started the PC, many times, I only achieved the black page saying that
"Advanced Startup Options"... I would like to ask you, what I could do to install Ubuntu?

Thanks in advance,
mau

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A short, practical checklist for the usual causes when an Ubuntu installer never appears and the machine just shows Windows’ “Advanced Startup Options.” The symptom normally means the PC never handed control to the USB/DVD (bad image, wrong USB creation mode, firmware/boot-order, or a UEFI/secure-boot mismatch). Running Ubuntu inside a virtual machine is a low‑risk way to get familiar with it (as noted). Wubi (mentioned by ) was an older Windows‑based installer and has been removed from official downloads and is not recommended for modern installs. (en.wikipedia.org)

Basic image verification and one quick command to rule out a corrupt download: verify the ISO’s SHA256 checksum before writing media. On Windows the built‑in tool is certutil — example:

certutil -hashfile C:\path\to\ubuntu-xx.xx-desktop-amd64.iso SHA256

If the hash does not match the value published by Ubuntu, re‑download (torrent downloads auto‑verify). (learn.microsoft.com)

How to write the USB correctly: use a modern writer (Rufus on Windows or balenaEtcher cross‑platform). In Rufus select a partition scheme that matches the machine’s firmware (MBR for legacy/CSM, GPT for UEFI), pick FAT32 if booting UEFI, and if an ISO won’t boot try Rufus’s “DD” write mode. Etcher does an automatic verify pass after flashing, which helps catch write failures. Also try a different USB port or a different stick — cheaper sticks sometimes fail to become bootable. (rufus-s.com)

Firmware/boot steps and fallbacks: set the USB as first boot device or use the motherboard’s one‑time boot menu (F12/F10/Esc etc.), and temporarily disable Secure Boot if the machine refuses to boot a Linux image in UEFI mode. If the installer later boots but the system won’t boot into grub/Ubuntu, run Boot‑Repair from a live session to fix grub entries. If USB attempts repeatedly fail, burning the ISO to DVD (if the machine has an optical drive) or using a VM are reliable fallbacks. (wiki.ubuntu.com)

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Until you are comfortable with Ubuntu installation and configuration then I would recommend that you install Windows 7 as the host operating system, and install Ubuntu in a virtual machine such as VirtualBox (free). At least with a virtual machine you can remove/reinstall and reconfigure the OS as many times as you want without affecting the functioning host.

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Refer to above reply, you can also try wubi installer which is avaiable in the ubuntu iso file. This program will allow to install ubuntu without efecting your hard drive. But make sure to download 64 bit image of ubuntu 12.04 as Wubi will not work in 32 bit edition.

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