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windows xp installation, CD drive broke

studentdave
studentdave Posts: 110 Forumite
in Techie Stuff
Hey guys.

I have a problem :rolleyes:

Basically,

I have an old lenovo laptop, and I wish to re-install a fresh copy of Windows XP onto it

I have the windows XP installation CD, but my CD drive does not work.

I have a usb drive at 10GB

My drive is already partition in 3 ways with around 10gb in each drive letter in My Computer

Can someone help me out here..

Comments

  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    you could try copying the CD onto the usb drive using another PC. or to a 1gig usb flash drive.
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • alanrowell
    alanrowell Posts: 5,391 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Assuming you can alter the BIOS to boot from a USB port then an external CD drive would work.

    Alternatively go onto ebay & get a new CD drive
  • studentdave
    studentdave Posts: 110 Forumite
    I'm reluctant to buy new drive..

    So how do I change the BIOS to boot from my usb disk/drive?

    Once I've copied the windows files from my CD to usb then what do I do
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