Chris
I got round the CD drive problem buy putting in a spare combo drive I had laying around.
I dont want to give up. At present I am trying Ubuntu alt installer to see how that goes.
I need a laptop as I dont have any space for a desktop. 3 kids and another on the way means very little space or money to myself.
Simon
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