how do I install XP pro without using a cd drive?

[bdjohnson]

the cd drive on this laptop always gives tons of errors when I try to install xp and I know the disk is fine since I have tried multiple disks (both of which have worked flawlessly on other machines) and it gave similar errors. I have a nic for this machine as well as a floppy drive. I just don't know how to go about doing a network install. Thanks.

 

[yoda291]

wrong forum. Software or OS or Tech Support.

 

[iamwiz82]

Boot to Dos and map a drive to the other computer's CD-ROM.

 

[bdjohnson]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Boot to Dos and map a drive to the other computer's CD-ROM.

thanks.

 

[TitanDiddly]

If the CD drive can't handle it... can the laptop?

 

[bdjohnson]

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
If the CD drive can't handle it... can the laptop?

I'm not sure what the problem is exactly with the drive but when I tried to transfer large files with it the computer crashed. The machine is a pII 366 with 128mb RAM and 5gb HD so its fine.

 

[zbalat]

Good God

 

[ucdnam]

you shouldn't be running windows xp on a pII 366 laptop with 128 mb ram.

 

[Frew]

Originally posted by: ucdnam
you shouldn't be running windows xp on a pII 366 laptop with 128 mb ram.

agreed. 2000 is your best bet or you may even want to try Linux (if your up to it).

 

[slightlyhuman]

hey man, i recently installed xp pro on a 366mhz HP machine with 192 megs of ram. it ran but slow put win2k pro on it, it will run that fine.

 

[tami]

your problem may be the harddrive that you're trying to install XP onto. i had a similar problem -- got errors every time i tried to install the OS. it wasn't the CD-ROM drive, i'll tell you that.

 

[bdjohnson]

I've had it on this machine before. It runs just fine with all the visuals turned off. Just as good as 2000 plus more features.

 

[cronos]

i installed XP Pro to 15-20 machines over the summer. about 12 of them are P-II 400 and there rest are P-II 366. the RAMs varied from 128 -256 MB. they run just fine.

 

[psiu]

Running on a Compaq laptop--pII 266.

160 MB RAM.