Have you tried this approach from the Packard Bell website? http://packard-bell-scandic.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/6814/~/enabling-the-boot-device-menu <http://packard-bell-scandic.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/6814/~/enabling-the-boot-device-menu>
Dave > On Aug 26, 2017, at 4:55 PM, Ian Bruntlett <ian.bruntl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi All, > > I've been given this Windows Vista laptop to refurbish. It won't boot from > USB. The optical drive believes that any CD-R or DVD-R or DVD-RWs that I > attempt to access are all empty so I can't boot like that, either. > > I can still download files or copy them onto the hard drive via external USB > device. > > One thing I could do is remove the hard drive, connect it to a working system > and "do something" to get the lubuntu iso on to the hard drive, put it back > in the laptop, boot the laptop from hard drive and install lubuntu by booting > the laptop. Is this possible? > > BW, > > > Ian > > -- > -- ACCU - Professionalism in programming - http://www.accu.org > <http://www.accu.org/> > -- My writing - https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/ > <https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/> > -- Free Software page - > https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/home/free-software > <https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/home/free-software> > > -- > Lubuntu-users mailing list > Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
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