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[chuck_davis]

To small of a drive you should be using at least a 32 GB.

From the Linix Mint site for Linux Mint Mate 17.3

System requirements:
[ul]
[li]512MB RAM (1GB recommended for a comfortable usage).[/li][li]9GB of disk space (20GB recommended).[/li][li]Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution (1024×768 recommended).[/li][li]DVD drive or USB port.[/li][/ul]

As you can see that the 8 GB USB drive you are using is to small.

Something else you could do is make a 32 GB partition on the HDD and install Linux there.

I will get a larger USB at WalMart, that probably wont b for a few weeks. But for now i will mark this post as solved. Thank You for helping me. Thank,s Chuck

[Rustys]

Thanks for keeping us informed.

Rustys