Ubuntu

I want to install Ubuntu Ultimate 2.9. I downloaded ISO form its site and burnt it on DVD and tried to install it. But my DVD reader is not working properly so installation fails in between it. I have another OS as Windows.
Can any body tell that if I can install Ubuntu Ultimate directly from WIndows rather than from booting DVD (which is not the possibility)?

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Hi this is not bumping but I am in utmost need for this installation.

You could try a usb stick.

Does the CD read OK in windows? (is this a media or drive problem?)

Hi
Thanks
I am surely gonna do that,
I just have concerns that Ubuntu Ultimate ISO file will be bootable at the time of system booting for installation or I need to convert it into somewhat different format.

An optical drive uses completely different components to burn CD's than DVD's so a CD might still work if you can burn one.

But the content is huge. 2.9GB moreover my DVD/CD reader is not working properly.

Perhaps there is a version on multiple CD's, is what I mean. It might still be able to burn and read CD's, since it uses separate parts to do that -- different lens, different laser, different focus loop. If you're lucky it might just be the DVD part that's broken.

Unfortunately booting from USB isn't as simple as copying an ISO to a USB drive. The computer knows the difference between a hard drive and a CDROM and won't treat them the same way. You have to put something that supports USB booting on the USB drive.

Of course, the obvious thing to do would be to get your DVD drive fixed! Or get an external DVD drive, many systems can boot from a USB cdrom.

Well, the usb flash has fewer moving parts and more capacity, and many people seem to know how to make them bootable for install or O/S. You have to download and install the right file with the right tools. Google looked rich with tips.