A laptop with stolen dvd drive. This laptop's BIOS doesn't support or detect external dvd/cd drive during boot in BIOS mode, but it dose support external USB Floppy. I just wonder are there any method to install Xp with Floppy disks? Assuming i already have Xp files copied to HD.
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Is posible to install Xp with CD-rom drive on laptop?
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You could probably find a used dvd drive or even a cd drive for that laptop. That would be much easier.
Do a google search on install methods of Windows XP. I think I've heard of a way to install it using floppies.
Do a google search on install methods of Windows XP. I think I've heard of a way to install it using floppies.
If you have a spare PC you could do a remote install. Just download the free trial of Windows Server 2003 from MS, copy the CD to that computer, and then set the laptop to PXE boot. It will then copy the files from that PC to your laptop. That is how I deal with my laptop that I use for testing/experimenting. It has a bad DVD drive, but installs XP over the network great. I even amde an automated install so all I need to do is boot the laptop and hit F12 to network boot. Then walk away for a couple of hours, and I am good to go.
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use dos
partition the harddrive into 2 sections
copy the cd contents to the 2nd partiion via an external USB drive possibly or external HD
you can run XP setup via dos - i had to do it once on an old toshiba that couldnt boot from cd rom
partition the harddrive into 2 sections
copy the cd contents to the 2nd partiion via an external USB drive possibly or external HD
you can run XP setup via dos - i had to do it once on an old toshiba that couldnt boot from cd rom
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