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Cryoma · Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:12 pm Post subject: Installing XP without CD drive.

I've got a pretty old laptop that I think would run nicely with a fresh install of xp, problem is the CD drive is broken, and when I set boot priority there's no option for flash drives, so that's out of the question also.
I basically need a way to install xp with only the primary hd.
After looking around I found grub, but the website doesn't even tell you what it is, let alone how to use it.
Any help on how I can pull this off?

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Cryoma · Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:32 pm Post subject:

I would slave it to my desktop but I'm fairly sure laptop hd's aren't compatible with desktops.
I wish I had one of those HD docks...

PUSHEAX_PUSHEAX · Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:37 pm Post subject:

Haswell · Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 3:08 pm Post subject:

http://www.google.ca/search?q=install+xp+from+usb&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial&client=firefox-a

http://wiki.eeeuser.com/windowsxpusb

Cryoma · Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 3:21 pm Post subject:

I just said it can't boot from USB...
And yeah, I've used a black widow before, great dock.
Oh well, I'll see if my friend's laptop can slave this drive.

Haswell · Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 3:30 pm Post subject:

What boot options do you have? With luck you can boot off an SD card or any memory card that matters instead, with similar procedures to get XP into the card.

Cryoma · Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 3:38 pm Post subject:

Basically HD group and CD, the BIOS is REALLY old.

kls85 · Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 3:48 pm Post subject:

Simple...

requirements:
Win98/SE bootdisk (google and download online)
smartdrive.exe (google it)
2nd computer with working CD drive

1. Connect HD to system with working CD drive
2. Format the HD into 2 partitions and it must be in FAT32
3. Copy the entire contents from your XP CD into the 2nd partition of the HD
4. Boot from the Win98/SE bootdisk and copy command.com into the first partition of the HD
5. Restart and boot from your HD.
If it's correct, you will see a dos screen
6. Take HD and plug back to your computer
7. Let it start up and back to the same dos screen, head over to the 2nd partition
8. In it head over to i386 and in it type in "Winnt" and press Enter
9. Install XP like normal (you might want to convert to NTFS if there is a option).

Note: You will need smartdrv.exe and load it in order to speed up the process and the "initial setup" (copying files before the GUI) will run twice so don't think it's a problem, that's normal.

Haswell · Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 4:16 pm Post subject:

Hmm... tricky stuff...

1. Make a partition that could hold the size of an XP installation CD (1.5GB should cover, maybe even less)

2. Copy all the contents of the XP CD to that partition (ask your friend for the disc, use his computer and copypasta everything to a USB or something)

3. Edit the boot.ini so that partition can be booted:

Phox · Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 4:35 pm Post subject:

Rather then go through all of that nonsense, why not simply get an external disk drive, the kind that are used with tablets and macbook airs all the time?

kls85 · Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 4:36 pm Post subject:

Haswell · Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 4:37 pm Post subject:

He can't boot from USB.

Phox · Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 5:17 pm Post subject:

Saifallofjmr · Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 5:26 pm Post subject:

look up installing windows xp over network