I would say that the stick is not fully working and that is why you are having problems?, do you have another USB stick you can use and create your own Live CD or USB with it?:
Download a 32 bit ISO even if your PC is 64 bit, as long as your PC isn't over 4GB RAM, it won't matter!, it can be installed or just used for test purposes!.
MAKE SURE YOU FULLY FORMAT THE USB STICK TO FAT32 BEFORE YOU START!.
If you are going to use Windblows:
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows
On an Ubuntu rig:
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-ubuntu
with Unetbootin:
If unetbootin doesn't work for you, try "mintstick". You should (can) also install udisks2 in Ubuntu 15.10 and higher!:
http://pkgs.org/search/mintstick
http://pkgs.org/download/udisks2
Firstly, download your preferred version of Ubuntu Mate OS, 32 or 64 Bit (if you are unsure, download the 32 Bit version) (Ubuntu/Debian/Voyager/PinguyOS etc) in the form of an ISO file, remember where you store the file!. (I am not talking about using the Unetbootin download function, I am talking about you d…
If you use a CD:
Hi all,
as the title suggests, some and/or many problems with your installation can be avoided by burning the ISO file at the "SLOWEST POSSIBLE SPEED", most if not all burner apps will automatically choose the fastest speed available for your disk burner drive so it is important before you commit to burn a CD/DVD that you select the menu tab which controls the burn speed and select the lowest number on offer.
Your burner drive may well support a burn speed of 20 X for DVD and 60 X for CD's a…