Help to Load Linux on Laptop
 

Thank you for your welcome.
I do hope I will be able to use Linux in the near future once my problem of loading L. on my Laptop is over.
I have a Toshiba Laptop which had Vista bought id a few years ago.
Now have a HP. My plan is to have Linux on the Toshiba and once I am use to to do the same to the HP.
So far I have download LinuxMint and burn on a CD. It converted to 2 Folders and 3 files and renamed the CD UUI.
The HDD of the Toshiba is 147Mb which I formatted with the HP. Put the HDD back into the Toshiba change the BIOS to read the CD. But I receive the following message "A operation sys was't not found. Try disconnecting any drive that contain an OS. Press Crtl+Alt+Del to restart". I have try, to be sure, CDs with Win XP & Win 7 and I get the same message. As if the Laptop is not reading the OS to start the loading any OS.
I am stuck and don't know to do now. Please Help.
I have read just about all comments on the net of how to load Linux but I have fail???
Thank you for future help.
Ayota13.

How did you create the CD of linux Mint?

I assume "147Mb" is a typo, vista would never fit on that.

Since the Win7/Xp disks have the same problem I guess your BIOS is not setup to boot from CD.

often you can select a "one Time" boot in the very early stages after power on

look for a message on screen , some thing like

"XY for one time boot menu"

and select the CD

if not, then you will have to configure the boot order in the BIOS
look for a message like

"XY for setup"

if you are still having problems with all that, provide the model number of the laptop so we can find a manual for it.

Hello and welcome to the forum.

nice info dear. thread really helped me

Linux Finally Is Working
 

Sorry to answer your questions late due to an eye surgery. Your questions help me a lot to set up Linux Mint.
160Gb HDD comes from an old year 2005 Toshiba (T1) but can only use 147Gb; the laptop has since been discarded but I have kept the HDD. In 2012 I bought another Toshiba (T2) and was quieter than the T1. Then in 2017 bought a HP which I am using daily. But having many problems with unwanted updates for Win 10 and changed all my settings. Frustrated I decided to change OS hence Linux. I spent many days on the net reading about Linux. I decided to erase and reformat the T1 147Gb and leave the HDD of T2 as is. I downloaded Linux Mint 19.2. which is “linuxmint-19.2-cinnamon-64bit.iso” Some site said that it should transfer to USB using “Universal USB Installer 1.9.7.8 Setup” which I did then it created a USB called UUI with 2 Folders and 5 files. But it did not load on the empty formatted T1 HDD. I was asked as why I loaded on a USB. It got me thinking at night. Next day I use Nero and loaded Linux on a CD. It created 8 Folders and 2 Files. One of the Folder was name Boot! I could smell success. I open the CD tray with a pin, inserted the CD and started T2 and Bingo it loaded Linux Mint. Once I try restart a few times and it worked. I then Cloned the HDD to a 256Gb SSD.
Of course I am very green with Linux; once I master the OS I will change my HP totally to Linux and RIH Win 10. (RIH Rest In Hell)
Thank you for all for your advice, sure I will ask more in the future.

“Linux: C’est Merveilleusement Magnifique”

Thanl you all for your advice. I am up and running and love Linux.