Hi, I have a desktop system with a 3.2 gb hard disk and Wint (95) nt on it. I have a cdrom which doesnt work. All i am left with is a floppy drive and can possibly connect to my laptop with win 2000 and linux on it. I need to install Linux 7.2 on my desk top. Can i do it via the netowrk or do i need to copy the cd's on to desktop nad then do it?. Pleas ele tme know. In case i have to remove the win nt , i dont mind. either way is fine, letting both stay or removing winnt. Thanks for the help

I don't know about other distributions but you can install RedHat Linux over the net if your computer is on the net! Just download the right bootimage (I believe it's called bootnet or something similar to that) and boot your PC from that... Lawrence

Setup a ftp server on the laptop and copy the linux cds into a directory that can be reached by the ftp server. On the first cd there is a directory called images. In there are several floppy images. The image bootnet.img is a floppy image for installing over the network. Use dd or rawrite.exe to copy that image to a floppy. Use it to boot the desktop. Early on one of the questions asked is how to you want to install, select ftp and point it at the laptop.