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laptop with no cd-rom or OS
Name: chris Date: August 30, 2002 at 16:18:24 Pacific
Comment:
I have an old laptop which has no cd-rom drive or operating system. I would like to install windows 98se on it. Is there a way to do so using other pc's? (I don't want to track down any floppies on ebay, and I am unable to install the network card on the laptop without 1st having an OS). Thanks in advance Chris
Name: Analyst Date: August 30, 2002 at 16:39:20 Pacific
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They sell external CDROM drives that attach to the parallel port or USB port. You'll then need to make a boot disk that will boot to drive using the right driver. Ask the sales person if the drive provides a DOS driver. Then you can use a Windows boot disk to prep and format the drive, sys the drive, then install the CDROM driver.
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Response Number 2
Name: jim Date: September 1, 2002 at 00:39:20 Pacific
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pop the harddrive install in desktop w/ 2.5 adapter make 2 partitiions copy w98 to 2nd partition and format /s (makes bootable) on 1st partition reinstall in laptop
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