Problems installing Windows 7

[tres]

Hi all,

I'm having issues installing Windows 7.
Think the DVD drive might be on it's way out, as it's failing when copying files across.
Motherboard is too old to boot from USB.

I can boot into Mint linux, and then can see the installation files - is there a way I can use this to copy the installation files to the HD, and install from there????

Thanks!

 

[tres]

It usually boots up the setup screen, and will fail either on the

Copy Windows Files
or
Extracting Windows Files

A prompt comes up saying it's failed