I downloaded Ubuntu 12.04 and I can't boot it from the USB

Question

My Windows 8 is 64 bit version and the Ubuntu ISO that I downloaded is the 32 bit version. The problem is that downloading it took a long time because of my slow connection. Is there a way I could install it alongside Windows 8 64 bit?

I recently had Windows 7 on this same machine and I updated Windows later. At that time, I could easily install Ubuntu along side Windows 7.

Need some help on this guys.

First, Check the iso for errors by calculating the MD5SUM for the iso. Then follow the instructions here to disable Fast Startup. — user68186, Jul 08 '13 at 21:06

Mitch · Answer 1 · 2013-07-08T21:19:44.470

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The short answer depends if you have UEFI or not. If you do, and Windows 8 is setup using it, then you need the 64bit version. Only 64 bit version currently has the UEFI secure boot capability, since only new computers support UEFI.

For more information take a look at UEFI

edited Jul 08 '13 at 21:19

answered Jul 08 '13 at 21:12

Mitch

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I downloaded Ubuntu 12.04 and I can't boot it from the USB

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