This Is A Tough Question Can Anybody Figure This One Out.

DALATINASSASIN · 10-02-2007, 12:58 PM

O.k here's the question. My friend has a Dell laptop and wants to load a new operating system on it because the last HD crashed. Now The dell laptop has No Cd rom, No Floppy and booting from a USB port is not an Option In the Bios. So what Now? How does he load the operating system? He wants to load Windows XP.

**PhilEnfield** · 10-02-2007, 02:10 PM

It will depend on how much you like your friend

If he's a good friend, have a look here :

http://www.syschat.com/install-windo...py-cd-463.html

It will take time, but should work.

**Van Nugent** · 10-02-2007, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DALATINASSASIN

O.k here's the question. My friend has a Dell laptop and wants to load a new operating system on it because the last HD crashed. Now The dell laptop has No Cd rom, No Floppy and booting from a USB port is not an Option In the Bios. So what Now? How does he load the operating system? He wants to load Windows XP.

Tell your friend to either get a CD/DVD drive for the laptop or buy a new laptop.

If the drives and/or BIOS are password protected and he doesn't have the password, it's a different story.

DALATINASSASIN · 10-02-2007, 07:23 PM

Thanks Guys.

Nuttapper · 10-03-2007, 11:28 AM

what model of dell laptop is it ?

handyguy · 10-03-2007, 05:28 PM

You can buy an external cdrom drive, floppy drive, etc.

burnout · 10-16-2007, 12:23 PM

pretty sure u can install over a network too, if it's got an ethernet card

Zac · 10-16-2007, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by burnout

pretty sure u can install over a network too, if it's got an ethernet card

To install over a network you need to have a PXE server or Ghost Multicast server set up on another PC. It is a valid alternative but is not the easiest thing to setup

Oh and the laptop bios also needs to support it

thedvdmonster · 10-20-2007, 05:53 AM

and if its an old and nasty lappy without cdrom etc (wtf) then is it going to be powerful enough to cope with xp and will the hd be big enpugh

10-02-2007, 12:58 PM	#1
DALATINASSASIN Novice Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 40 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	This Is A Tough Question Can Anybody Figure This One Out. O.k here's the question. My friend has a Dell laptop and wants to load a new operating system on it because the last HD crashed. Now The dell laptop has No Cd rom, No Floppy and booting from a USB port is not an Option In the Bios. So what Now? How does he load the operating system? He wants to load Windows XP.

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PhilEnfield Administrator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: UK Posts: 8,443 Thanks: 6 Thanked 99 Times in 92 Posts	It will depend on how much you like your friend If he's a good friend, have a look here : http://www.syschat.com/install-windo...py-cd-463.html It will take time, but should work. __________________ Intel Core i5 750 Quad CPU Asrock P55 M Pro Motherboard Ati Radeon 5450 1gb Graphics Card 4GB of DDR3 1600Mhz Corsair RAM 500gb WD SATA HDD 1TB WD SATA HDD Sony Optiarc 20X DVD-RW Windows 7 Ultimate x64

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handyguy Leg end Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mars Posts: 168,272 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	You can buy an external cdrom drive, floppy drive, etc. __________________ Don't disregard anything I post as it's completely accurate.

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10-02-2007, 07:23 PM	#4
DALATINASSASIN Novice Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 40 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks Guys.

10-03-2007, 11:28 AM	#5
Nuttapper Legend Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,722 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	what model of dell laptop is it ?

10-16-2007, 12:23 PM	#7
burnout Legend Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,014 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	pretty sure u can install over a network too, if it's got an ethernet card

10-20-2007, 05:53 AM	#9
thedvdmonster Veteran Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 624 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	and if its an old and nasty lappy without cdrom etc (wtf) then is it going to be powerful enough to cope with xp and will the hd be big enpugh