Hello Folks!
Just an update...
In reading the Zorin forum as well as a number of other boards I gave this a try:
http://rufus.akeo.ie/
I downloaded Zorin OS 9 Core onto a Windows 8 machine and checked the md5sum to make sure they matched. I then downloaded Rufus from the above link and went through the steps to burn the liveUSB. The first time out I had just done a quick format of the USB drive using the built in Windows utility and the attempted install failed. I then re-formatted the USB drive in Windows but did the full format, not the quick one. I then, following the same steps as the first burn, re-burned the ISO to my USB. I then did a safe eject of the USB while still in Windows and unplugged the thumb drive.
After shutting down the machine, I plugged in the USB drive before I powered the machine up. I hit the key for my boot menu and selected the USB (UEFI) from the menu. And, low and behold, after a few screen flashes and boot up text rolling up the screen Zorin started to the Try or Install screen. I connected the wifi to my home network, clicked install, picked "Use the whole drive" as well as the LVM and Encryption options. This is where I would have thought there would be issue but to my suprise there was none. I did the rest of the stuff asked for with the install screens and here I am...using Zorin OS 9 Core on an ASUS laptop (about 5 months old) without any hangups. I was concerned with the wifi as on the Zorin forum some folks had issues but I have not as yet.
There we have it...now lets see if this will work with Tiitoe and others. Here is the link to the Zorin forum where I found Rufus:
http://zoringroup.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8747
I am also in the process of doing an install on a 4-5 year old Toshiba with Win 7 and it looks as though the same USB drive is working!
Good Luck and I hope this help out!!!
Tim