Installing XP on laptop with no floppy disc drive

[*JimmyJ*]

trying to perform an installation of XP on a laptop but its asking me insert the windows Xp professional CD into the floppy disc drive, but I dont have a floppy disc drive :S

How do I get round this?

 

[ViolentJ]

Think you'll find the CD won't fit in a floppy drive anyway lol

 

[cava83]

Think you'll find the CD won't fit in a floppy drive anyway lol

lol

 

[*JimmyJ*]

really...................................

 

[JackoR26]

lol ive heard it all now

 

[*JimmyJ*]

im flipping playing, im not stupid

 

[cava83]

Three ways.

Use an external CD rom drive,
PXE install
USB.

I am sure if you had option 1 you would have not asked.

Do you have another PC available with a CD rom, if so, you could use the PXE version.

USB - you must have USB turned on at the BIOS, if your motherboard supports it, you can do it that way.

 

[*JimmyJ*]

I can boot off of a UBS but what files to I put on it in order for it to all work like normal

 

[cava83]

One example.

http://www.ngine.de/index.jsp?pageid=4176

Have not tried this one though.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=XP+on+USB&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

 

[ivegota16v]

am i missing something here?

just set the machine to boot of the cd in the bios, then off you go

 

[*JimmyJ*]

yeah u are, Ive set it to boot of the cd goes through the motions but ask me to put the cd in the floppy disc drive.......