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I'm trying to burn an Ubuntu LiveDVD on Windows 7. I downloaded Ubuntu, but it's a folder. Every guide on burning a LiveDVD says it should have downloaded as an image.

Did I do something wrong?

Here's the contents of the folder, which is called "ubuntu-14.04.3-desktop-amd64":

.disk(folder)
book(folder)
casper(folder)
dists(folder)
EFI(folder)
install(folder)
isolinux(folder)
pics(folder)
pool(folder)
preseed(folder)
autorun.inf
md5sum.txt
README.diskdefines
ubuntu
wubi.exe
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    Possible duplicate of How do I install Ubuntu?
    – Pilot6
    Oct 13, 2015 at 22:03
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    Where did you download it from?
    – Pilot6
    Oct 13, 2015 at 22:04
  • @Pilot6 From the official Ubuntu website (ubuntu.com/download/desktop). It downloaded zipped, so I had to extract it.
    – Jeff Caros
    Oct 13, 2015 at 22:09
  • Is it really zipped, or is it an iso file? You do not need to "unzip" it. Read the link above. There is a manual how to download and install Ubuntu.
    – Pilot6
    Oct 13, 2015 at 22:11
  • @Pilot6 As far as I can tell it's really zipped. In the guides to burning an image, right clicking on the image brings up the options "Mount, Burn disc image, Open with... etc.". I get "Open, Disk Image File, Move to Dropbox, etc".
    – Jeff Caros
    Oct 13, 2015 at 22:14

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It's highly likely that the file you downloaded was a ZIP or that you have a program that extracts ISO files when you try to open them. The original ISO should still be in your Downloads folder, so use that. If you are using IE or Firefox to download it, make sure you use the Save or Save As... option and not the Open one.

To burn the ISO, you're going to need a program to do that. Windows 7 doesn't really have the capability to do this, although Windows 8 and above do. My personal recommendation is ImgBurn.

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  • It's not an ISO either though, it's just a folder, which I don't think I can burn.
    – Jeff Caros
    Oct 13, 2015 at 22:03
  • Sorry, I meant to say folder, not file.
    – Jeff Caros
    Oct 13, 2015 at 22:04
  • Well that changes things. Things you download from the internet cannot download as folders, so it's likely that you extracted the ISO. What is inside the folder? Oct 13, 2015 at 22:06
  • Yeah, it downloaded zipped, so I had to extract it. It contains various other folders and a few files. I'll list the contents in my question.
    – Jeff Caros
    Oct 13, 2015 at 22:09
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    Rename that ZIP to ISO. Oct 13, 2015 at 22:09
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Its an .iso file, isn't it. If yes, then you are good to go. The image they are talking about is an ISO image. By the way the best place to download Ubuntu is Download Ubuntu Desktop

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When it says it should be downloaded as an image, it means a disk image. That means it's a copy bit for bit of what the DVD should be. You see it as a file, but it ends in .img or .iso or .dmg or somethign else like that. It's not a .jpg like a photographic image, but it's still and image. You're getting the right thing. Just burn the .img or whatever it is to a DVD.

Also, you may have gotten a BitTorrent file instead, depending on where you downloaded it. I would recommend only downloading from Ubuntu (or one of their mirrors) directly. The BitTorrents can be a little shady sometimes. They require a special client to download the real file/image/whatever.

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You downloaded an iso image file. But instead of burning it, you unzipped it.

That is wrong. You need to use some software and burn that image to DVD or a flash drive.

You can refer to this page.

You may have Windows without the burning software. In this case you can install one.

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I did the same thing a few times, unzip the folder as it automatically associates with winrar. Then I later right clicked and checked the properties of the winrar file, and it is actually an ISO file. I downloaded the file from the Ubuntu website and everything. Hope that sets your mind at ease. After you finish downloading the file you can make a spare usb flash drive bootable by using that file and then just install ubuntu via flash drive, no cd burning required. You can use unetbootin, rufus to do this.

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