ERROR: Unable to mount loop filesystem. Dropping you to a limited shell.

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  1. death128

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    Im a noobie to linux lol but i know a little about it.....before i can install it i need to boot the livecd pclinuxos 9.1.....but when i start to boot from the cd it only gets to the point when it tries to load the loop filesystem........then i get the above error(ERROR: Unable to mount loop filesystem. Dropping you to a limited shell.) my hardware is as follows:
    CPU: amd athlon 64 3200+ 2ghz
    RAM: 1gb
    Gfx card: Ati Radeon HD 2400XT 512mb
    OS: Windows xp sp 2

    i already have the 2 linux partitions made (the swap and ext3).....Help would be greatly appreciated! Thx
     
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