Installing Ubuntu to USB stick 'File is broken'

Question

I've been trying to install Ubuntu to my usb but every time i try, while its extracting the files on every file it says 'File is broken' next to it.

I downloaded the Ubuntu file. Its named ubuntu-16.04-desktop-amd64.iso

Heres what happens after the extracting thing finishes at 99% and it just sits there i have to close it, but then the original program starts doing this:

Extract: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsw27AC.tmp\syslinux.exe... 100%
Extract: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsw27AC.tmp\syslinux603.exe... 100%
Extract: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsw27AC.tmp\syslinux.cfg... 100%
Extract: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsw27AC.tmp\7zG.exe... 100%
Extract: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsw27AC.tmp\7z.dll... 100%
Extract: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsw27AC.tmp\chain.c32... 100%
Extract: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsw27AC.tmp\menu.c32... 100%
Extract: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsw27AC.tmp\vesamenu.c32... 100%
Extract: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsw27AC.tmp\mbrid
Create folder: F:\uui
Copy to F:\uui\syslinux.cfg
Executing syslinux on F:
Execute: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsw27AC.tmp\syslinux.exe -maf -d /uui F:
Syslinux Errors 0
Creating Label UUI on F:
Extracting the iso: The progress bar will not move until finished. Please be patient...
Execute: "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsw27AC.tmp\7zG.exe" x "C:\Users\user\Downloads\ubuntu-16.04-desktop-amd64.iso" -o"F:\" -y -x![BOOT]*
Editing Configuration Files
Extract: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsw27AC.tmp\Uni-USB-Installer-Copying.txt... 100%
Extract: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsw27AC.tmp\Uni-USB-Installer-Readme.txt... 100%
Extract: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsw27AC.tmp\license.txt... 100%
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsw27AC.tmp\Uni-USB-Installer-Copying.txt -> F:\Uni-USB-Installer-Copying.txt
1 File(s) copied
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsw27AC.tmp\Uni-USB-Installer-Readme.txt -> F:\Uni-USB-Installer-Readme.txt
1 File(s) copied
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsw27AC.tmp\license.txt -> F:\license.txt
1 File(s) copied
Checking if we need to replace vesamenu.c32, menu.c32, and chain.c32
Found chain.c32 at F:\isolinux\chain.c32
Copy to F:\isolinux\chain.c32
Found vesamenu.c32 at F:\isolinux\vesamenu.c32
Copy to F:\isolinux\vesamenu.c32
Installation Done, Process is Complete!

and after that, i restart the computer and it just boots to normal windows (Im using windows 7, with the latest ubuntu) That was the 'Pen drive linux' program i was using. I then tried the software that the ubuntu website said to use, Rufus, and i tried that and as it was doing its thing it says

"Error: ISO extraction failure."

So, i dont know what im doing wrong and hopefully someone will know whats wrong. I am a first timer with linux..

Please help! Thanks!

Did you follow the official instructions to create a bootable Ubuntu USB drive in Windows? At which point does the error in your question occur? Did you verify the integrity of the disk image(s) used as source to create the installation medium? — David Foerster, Jun 28 '16 at 11:12
Yes , i followed the instructions there, and the error occurred when i click start on the Rufus usb installer, it would load for a few seconds then a erro tab would open. And i dont know what verifying the integrity is? — Caleb Foote, Jun 29 '16 at 08:46
Could you please verify the integrity of the installation medium according to the instructions linked in my previous comment? — David Foerster, Jul 01 '16 at 08:26

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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You could try the Unetbootin route; see this post to create the USB image on the website rather than on your machine.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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answered Jun 29 '16 at 11:39

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Installing Ubuntu to USB stick 'File is broken'

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