USB Install

[SuTaihei]

I have an Acer Aspire 5532. At one time, Ubuntu was installed, but uninstalled because I needed the space. Now, since I don't have a boot cd, I was trying to boot from a USB flash drive.

When it tries to load from the USB, the "syslinux 4.XX 2010-07-12 blah blah blah, and then the cursor thingy keeps flashing, but then nothing.

Don't ask me about getting into my Windows, because I can't. It won't boot up.

I've searched and have found nothing. Help? I really need my laptop!

[Quackers]

Welcome to UF :-)
How long has Windows been unbootable?
What did you use to load the Ubuntu image to the usb stick?

[SuTaihei]

Windows has been unbootable for about two weeks. I keep getting bsod and it said I had driver issues. Will installig Ubuntu fix that?

I used what Ubuntu says to use on the usb install page. I forget what its called.

[C.S.Cameron]

Check the MD5SUM of your Ubuntu iso:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM

[SuTaihei]

I checked the MD5SUM and it said they were the same.

[C.S.Cameron]

Have a look at this:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10245421&postcount=7

[SuTaihei]

That post made no sense. It seemed like half of it was missing