Installing XP without a CD-ROM drive

[mottaguedes]

Hello!

I have to install Win XP on a laptop without a CD-ROM
drive. How can I install it? Something to do with
partitions? an anyone give me some pointers?

Thank you very much!!!

 

[Ken Simmons [MSFT]]

If you have an OS on the laptop where you can connect to a network, you can
copy the i386 directory from the CD to the hard drive and run winnt from the
i386 directory. Please be aware that a CD-ROM drive is considered among
the minimum hardware requirements for Windows XP.

Regards,

Ken Simmons

Microsoft Technical Support for Platforms and Business Applications