I am trying to install xp on a mini laptop which doesnt have
a CD drive and im not having much luck.
Its a pretty old PIII and comes with the proper USB floppy
drive but doesnt have a USB CD drive. I have tried a USB
cd drive from I O DATA but it doesnt recognise it.
I have tried using DOS drivers e.g DUSE, the panasonic ones,
Motto Hairu and DAToptic. None of which work.
I have tried making a USB thumb drive bootable but that
didnt work.
The only thing I can think of next is to try and do a network
boot but Im not sure it has an ethernet connection.
Besides I have never done it before.
Then there is linux, I have tried using floppy disk linux but
I need a gui. I am wondering if a floppy boot of knoppix
would work.
All I need to do is get some XP folders off the CD and onto
the HDD then do an install from that but I cant think of
any other ways to get it on.
If anyone has had experience of using the above dos drivers and getting them to work I would appreciate some pointers.
Cheers


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