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I downloaded Ubuntu 14.04 on my computer and when I click on This PC -> Downloads, the file is listed as a Winrar zip file as ubuntu-14.04-desktop-amd64.iso. However, when I click on this file, I get this error message :

C:\Users\Windows 8\Downloads\ubuntu-14.04-desktop-amd64.iso. The archive is either in unknown format or damaged.

I am running Windows 8.1 Update but am not very computer literate. Can someone please advise me exactly what I should do to install the operating system on a second 500 GB hard that I have installed internally in my computer so that whenever I want to use Ubuntu, all I have to do is to disconnect my primary drive with Windows 8.1 and then connect the cables to the second hard drive. That way, I suppose Ubuntu will boot.

When I right click on the downloaded file and then choose Open With, I do not see the option Windows Disc Image Burner. The only options are Windows Explorer, WinRar archiver and Choose Default Program. But when I choose this option, the only other options are Adobe Reader, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office etc. How then do I install Ubuntu? I would appreciate all responses.

Cornelius
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user276422
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You'll need some software like ImgBurn.

However, there is an easier method if you have a USB drive, by using Rufus to copy the ISO to USB.

Here is what you should do (based on a screenshot from Rufus webpage):

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  • Select your device (USB stick) from the first combobox
  • click the button (1) and select the ISO from Downloads
  • Click Start (2)
  • Wait for it to finish
  • Restart PC and boot from USB (you should keep pressing a key when you see the POST screen)
  • If you can't read this Installing Ubuntu Alongside a Pre-Installed Windows with UEFI
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Cornelius
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All you have to do is insert a blank dvd in your dvd burner, right click on the iso and then click 'burn disc image'. You don't need to download any burning software. See here:

http://theunlockr.com/2013/04/25/how-to-burn-iso-files-in-windows-8/

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