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  1. 16-01-2010, 05:10 PM #1
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    Installing WinXP on a Netbook with no optical drive

    As the title suggests I have a Dell Inspiron Mini 1010 with Ubuntu and want to reformat and install XP instead. How can I go about this without an optical drive. Can I configure a flash drive to operate as a virtual optical drive?
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    Re: Installing WinXP on a Netbook with no optical drive

    http://www.liliputing.com/2008/04/in...-note-usb.html
    Just a google away.
    Society's to blame,
    Or possibly Atari.
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    Re: Installing WinXP on a Netbook with no optical drive

    You can use wintoflash
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    Re: Installing WinXP on a Netbook with no optical drive

    just tried wintoflash, it work brilliantly ! Thanks lodore!!
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