> I have an md5sum checked copy of 5 files as follows:
>
> slackware-9.1-install-d1.iso
> slackware-9.1-install-d1.iso.asc.txt*
> slackware-9.1-install-d1.iso.md5.txt*
> slackware-9.1-install-d1.torrent.txt*
> slackware-9.1-install-d2.iso
> slackware-9.1-install-d2.iso.asc.txt*
> slackware-9.1-install-d2.iso.md5.txt*
> slackware-9.1-install-d2.torrent.txt*
>
> I md5sum'd the files against a mirror site and the iso files checked
> out. I don't have a CD burner on my linux box, so I burned the 2 iso
> files (creating an image file) to two CDs using Easy CD Creator.
>
> I have a box with 2 hard drives, one drive is Mandrake linux 9.1
> (upgraded). The other is Windows XP. I want to be able to download iso
> files, then create 2 CDs from those iso files in Windows xp (Easy CD
> Creator) and then boot into the CDs and partition, format and install
> slackware directly from those CDs on my linux box.
>
> 1. Did I burn the CDs correctly with Easy CD Creator?

No. The way to do it is create a data cd project, then go file>record cd
from cd image, change the file type to "iso image files" and select the file
slackware-9.1-install-dx.iso. (Or, a simpler way is to just double-click the
file in windows explorer.) Select the burning options in the next dialog and
burn it, then repeat for the other .iso file. If you've done it right, the
first cd should have, amongst others, a file called filelist.txt in the
root. Check all the files in that list are present, and you may want to
verify them with the file checksums.md5, also in the root of the cd.

> 2. How do I install the iso files from the CDs?

First, set up your bios to boot from CD before hd. Then you should be able
to install by turning on your computer with the first disk in the drive.
If that doesn't work, look at the file bootdisks/readme.txt for information
on how to use a floppy disk to start the installation.