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Upgrade win98 to xp, no cdrom

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Name: jhallfamilya1978
Date: January 15, 2005 at 22:22:46 Pacific
OS: win 98 se
CPU/Ram: Fujitsu Lifebook
Comment:

I have a fujitsu with no cdrom, How can i possible take my winxp cd and upgrade my touch screen laptop to winxp pro?



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Response Number 1
Name: Bill McMinn
Date: January 15, 2005 at 22:48:22 Pacific
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The only way I can think of to accomplish this is to connect it to another computer through a network, enable file sharing on the laptop PC and on the PC with the CD-ROM drive. The world of Windows Networking web site has more information about how to do this. www.wown.com


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Response Number 2
Name: trvlr
Date: January 15, 2005 at 23:15:15 Pacific
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How come no cdrom???

Are you sure this laptop is ok for XP?


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Response Number 3
Name: anil_gupta2k
Date: January 19, 2005 at 00:16:09 Pacific
Reply:

Simple
connect ur LAPTOP with a pc having cdrom
than copy whole setup files
to ur hdd
than run setup and everthing will go fine
anil


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Response Number 4
Name: jhallfamilya1978
Date: January 19, 2005 at 19:40:12 Pacific
Reply:

OK, How can i setup my win98 laptop to network correctly with xp computer?


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Response Number 5
Name: trvlr
Date: January 20, 2005 at 05:38:49 Pacific
Reply:

You need a network card - a NIC - (goes into the pcmi slot on the side of the laptop), a cat-5 crossover-cable between that NIC and another NIC in the XP PC. On both systems install a protocol, enable client for M$ networks, enable file/printer sharing.

More in detail at:

http://www.wown.com

http://www.practicallynetworked.com

However I seem to recall a recent post which indicated that, unlike NT/W2K, it is not always possible to install XP from the hard-drive. Not having tried to install it that way I can't/shouldn't comment further in that regard? But it would be wise to verify first if it is possible?

Also as queried in my earlier post - why no CDROM, and is this system OK for XP? You could be wasting your time going for XP on this laptop...


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