Installing ubuntu help

[Bonfield]

a while ago i reinstalled windows because someone at home messed with my laptop and changed the password and i couldnt log in, after the install the wireless card in my laptop stopped working everything i tried nothing fixed it.

i decided to install ubuntu and am having a really difficult time doing do, for some reason the download like here (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download), seems to miss the step that gives me the option to completely replace windows and goes to the menu where is asks me to choose the partition and root key (no idea about all of this) i have tried to follow some tuts online and i get a error where it failed to unmount partition /cdrom

any help would be great, really stumped

[NCDS]

Which version of Ubu are you trying to install?

Also, are you booting from liveCD, then trying to install?

Last quick thing; you're not using wubi on accident, right?

[Bonfield]

11.10

I have tried booting from cd then install, I have tried the option where you can trial Ubuntu then install neither worked

I'm not sure, I just used the iso I downloaded from the link in my first post then burnt it to a cd

[Bonfield]

no one else can help with this?

[NCDS]

Hop on IRC and ask tootoot222. He's good with this stuff.

[[XoL]]

Put your iso into a usb stick
Load from USB in bios

When you get to the screen it should say format with ubuntu? If it doesn't why not just format your windows first (C:// format) Then install ubuntu