Installing Windows From USB drive!

blacklabelrum · 12-12-2005, 05:01 PM

Can I install Windows Xp Pro sp2 From my usb cd-rom drive or usb-flash rom???
Its for my laptop. The cd-rom drive Isn't working and I cant seem to source another one. Or can I perform a network installition, coz my latop is networked to my pc.??? Thankzz in advance..

The_One · 12-12-2005, 05:08 PM

I'm pretty sure you can hook up the external drive and install from there

vortmax · 12-12-2005, 05:27 PM

to do a network install you need the PC to be running a server OS

Plug in the USB CD drive and boot the computer. Go into the bios and see if it registers the CD drive. If so, move it to the top of the boot order list and install away

Fuzz · 12-12-2005, 06:10 PM

You should be able to do all of the above. For the network install you do have to have a computer with a server OS on it though, as said by vortmax.

12-12-2005, 05:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
blacklabelrum Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Trinidad Posts: 119	Installing Windows From USB drive! Can I install Windows Xp Pro sp2 From my usb cd-rom drive or usb-flash rom??? Its for my laptop. The cd-rom drive Isn't working and I cant seem to source another one. Or can I perform a network installition, coz my latop is networked to my pc.??? Thankzz in advance..

12-12-2005, 05:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
vortmax Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Age: 26 Posts: 619	to do a network install you need the PC to be running a server OS Plug in the USB CD drive and boot the computer. Go into the bios and see if it registers the CD drive. If so, move it to the top of the boot order list and install away __________________ Asus A7N8x delux Nforce 2 AMD Athlon 2800+ (barton core) 512 meg Corsair DDR 400 Gainward G-force FX 5200 Dell 6000i Intel Pentium M 725 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/400MHz FSB) ATI MOBILITY RADEON X300 64MB HyperMemory 1 gig DDR2 PC2-3200 Music server: AMD K6 500 MHz 128 Meg RAM Onkyo HT-R520 Reciever 6.1 DTS ES & Dolby Digital EX

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12-12-2005, 05:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
The_One Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bushland, USA Age: 22 Posts: 147	I'm pretty sure you can hook up the external drive and install from there