I have this sony vaio [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]laptop[/color][/color], and the good people at sony decided not to give this drive the ability to boot from a [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]usb [COLOR=blue ! important]device[/color][/color][/color] (external dvd or floppy)
Unfortunately the DVD drive that was built in BROKE, and I need to [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]install [COLOR=blue ! important]windows[/color][/color][/color] on this laptop using a brand new hard drive.
Any ideas?
I can't boot from the windows dvd, I can't boot from a floppy, the drive is totally empty so I can't put anything on it.
I CAN however, connect it to another [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]computer[/color][/color] and format it, I thought I could make it into a MSDOS bootable drive (like when you format a floppy) but windows does not allow it on a drive this size.
Is there a program I can use to install the i386 files on this drive and make it bootable from a different computer?
HELP please!
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Re: Installing Windows XP with NO DVD, NO CD, NO U
Check this video out.
Video: Create your own bootable USB flash drive for Windows XP | IT Dojo | TechRepublic.com If you can either use a friends computer or use one at the public library, this might work for you.
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Re: Installing Windows XP with NO DVD, NO CD, NO U
Do you still require assistance?
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