My Ports Ain't Working No More!

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Well now I am downloading this InfraRecorder that I learned about on the Ubuntu site. Thing is...my wife burns CD's all the time. Will this InfraRecorder interfere with her cd burning?
 
Okay now that I have downloaded this Ubuntu and InfraRecorder, how do I find them on my computer? This is driving me nuts!
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If you are using Fire-Fox you can click Tools, Download to show you a list of what you downloaded recently... Then you can find out where it put the stuff
 
I don't even know what Fire Fox is.
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I cain't find the stuff I downloaded. I feel my blood pressure is getting a bit high right now. I might have to go take a walk! How come this computer stuff is so easy for everybody but me!
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I grew up with computers, took Computer Engineering in school and have a very technical/logical mindset from my dad who is a mechanic. I was sorta put in this are with a gift if you will...
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No worries bud, take a step back and I'm sure you will find it...
 
Bud, I'm going to bed... It's 12:44 where I am and I can't keep my eyes open. I will help you tomorrow if you still need. Good Night.
 
iirc that laptop is one of the models affected by the buggy nvidia chipsets.there is a "recall" of sorts on these.
but the live linux test is still quite valid.
i always have a knoppix or ubuntu cd/dvd close by for that.
 
So I slept well...
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Put the cd in and shut down your computer to the OFF state. Then turn it back on and push the F-12 key repeatedly until it gives you the "Boot" menu. Choose the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM from the list and it will boot the CD you burnt.

Then once it comes up try using a USB device within Linux. If it works then it's a windows problem, if it doesn't then their is a hardware problem...
 
Okay I somehow managed to boot the cd. It asked me a few questions. I chose option one which was to sample Ubuntu without actually installing it. I could open the FireFox brower but could not go anywhere. Do I need to install Ubunutu? Is it difficult to remove? And I will add I could not print, but I think Ubuntu in demo mode is the reason. Any ideas?
 
You chose the correct boot option. Did the ports work when you were running Ubuntu or were they still non-functional?

You don't need to install it. The reason you couldn't print is probably because the printer wasn't set up.
 
I had a problem with windows xp not installing drivers for USB flash drives. I had to "unhide" inf folder in C:\windows. I selected that folder to install drivers for the USB drive to work from the C:\windows\inf folder.

what did the device manager say what was wrong with the usb ports?
 
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