It may sound a dumb question but I really need your suggestion in it.I have a pc having windows 7 in it .I just downloaded an ISO file of Ubuntu 14.04.1 (the latest one) .the problem is that my DVD drive has lost its capability of writing the DVD .so I have two options first that I make a bootable pen drive with this iso file and use it ,but when I try to do so I feel confused because after initializing the installation it asks for having a installation drive in DVD so how am I capable of installing Ubuntu dual boot anyway .I have heard that there is an option of creating a virtual DVD drive and using it for installation or boot purpose.but I don't know how to create a bootable virtual drive to have a dual boot of Ubuntu inside windows 7.treat me as a novice in this regard ,so can someone please suggest me how to do it in a simple step by step manner? thanks !
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Sounds to me like you have a problem with creating a bootable flash drive. I just did an install of 14.04 this week with a flash drive, and I did not get such problems. I used a tool called Rufus: http://rufus.akeo.ie/ – Alex Oct 22 '14 at 16:51
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@AlexYan I already told you that my DVD writer not working so how can i make bootable ISO with Rufus?? – Abhi Oct 22 '14 at 17:00
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1"I just did an install of 14.04 this week with a flash drive, and I did not get such problems. I used a tool called Rufus". I used Rufus to make a flash drive. Not a DVD... At no point at all did I mention the letters "DVD"... – Alex Oct 22 '14 at 17:24
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if you want to keep your existing os which is win7 in your case, make a space (it's up to you) for ubuntu installation via diskmgmt.msc (run it as admin). shrink volume and you can leave it unformatted
use universal usb installer to create a bootable usb with your iso
boot up to live usb and within your installation chose something else (how to use something else) complete your installation.
restart into ubuntu live cd again (it might not be necessary but i do it anyways)
repair windows boot with boot-repair
it should work just fine
you can comment for further support...
