Creating a Bootable Installer Disk

With the installation files downloaded, you'll now be able to make a bootable Ubuntu flash disk. Plug your USB drive into the computer, and follow these instructions:

  1. Double-click the Universal-USB-Installer.exe file you just downloaded to run it.

  2. A License Agreement screen will appear. Click I Agree, and you'll be taken to the Setup Your Selections page.

  3. Where it says Step 1, choose Try Some Other Live Linux ISO from the list.

  4. Click the Browse button under Step 2, and find the Ubuntu CD .iso image that you downloaded earlier. Click once to select it, and then click Open.

  5. Under Step 3, select your flash drive from the list (make sure it's the right one; otherwise, you could wipe a bunch of important files from some ...

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