Operating System not found?

[GomJabbar]

Are you sure that your CD reader is working at all?

Do you have a different hard drive with an OS already installed on it to see if it boots?

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Nope, all I know is that is will play movies, music, and install software.

[Harryc]

You are going to hate Vista on a T40. That is a bad choice for that machine and it will be slow ...

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Oh, is there a way to get Ubuntu 10.04 original disk, because I think the ThinkPad is having problems with burnt disks.

[emeraldgirl08]

When you create a burnt disc are you setting the write speed to x2 or x4??? If you burn it at x16 or "Max Speed" it may create the disc but with errors!

[Neil]

Oh, is there a way to get Ubuntu 10.04 original disk, because I think the ThinkPad is having problems with burnt disks.

YES! But, I don't know if they send you a pressed disk, or a burned disk, as I've never ordered one.

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Thanks for everyones help! I just brought the ThinkPad to a laptop repair place, and the guy has a recovery disk for thinkpads, and he is going to put an OS on it, and antivirus for me, and it only cost $60!