It may be easiest to get an external CD drive. Newegg has recertified ones for about $30. Also, even if you successfully installed a bootable Linux OS on a USB drive, you still need to make certain ...

Passcape ISO Burner is free portable software for Windows that lets you easily burn ISO image files to CD/DVD/USB. It also lets you create bootable disks or a bootable USB drive from the ISO images ...

Should you run Linux straight from a USB? I tried it, and here's my expert advice ...

If you are wondering why copying files or a Bootable USB drive won’t work, then the answer is that copying will not make the drive bootable. Windows the computer starts, it looks for an entry point ...