Installing from a CD with no CD drive?

[mace¬]

Right, silly question. I won a laptop and I've just discovered it doesn't have a CD drive on it.

Now, I bought Sim City 5 when it come out but my laptop was not up to spec so it has been sat there rotting away not being played.

Now I have my new laptop, are there any options to install it without buying an external CD drive?

Ta,
Pete

 

[McGherkin]

The more powerful laptop has no CD drive?

You can get external USB CD drives, or just torrent it from the internetz like a badman.

 

[Budgie]

When you say won, you mean stole, right?

 

[McGherkin]

Nicked it from the penguins IIRC. Poor b******s can't Skype home now.

 

[mace¬]

The more powerful laptop has no CD drive?

You can get external USB CD drives, or just torrent it from the internetz like a badman.

Stylish sleekbook innit or something? I miss the floppy drive still.

When you say won, you mean stole, right?

Ok Ok, I've acquired a new laptop without having to pay a fee.

 

[EmirK0]

You should be able to install it from your old laptop by sharing the drive over the network, http://www.howtogeek.com/114254/how-to-share-cd-dvd-drives-over-the-network-on-windows/ explains it a bit better lol, saves buying an external drive.

 

[-Danman-]

What about copying the contents of the disk onto a memory stick and installing it that way? It has USB ports right?

 

[Longy]

Can you not just install it from straight from Origin? Just install the client and add the cd key.

 

[Andy93]

USB cd drive. Cheap as chips.

 

[mace¬]

I'll give it a go, without sounding even more stupid. Will just uninstalling from this laptop free the key up for me to install it on the new laptop?

 

[Sargara]

Can you not just install it from straight from Origin? Just install the client and add the cd key.

This. Origin works like Steam you can sign in to your account from any PC and just re-download.
The only important bit is the CDkey really.

I'll give it a go, without sounding even more stupid. Will just uninstalling from this laptop free the key up for me to install it on the new laptop?

Nah it doesn't work like that so no need. Basically your account can only be signed in on 1 PC at a time. So it can be installed on 5 or 6 but it will only ever let you play one at a time.