XP reinstall from external hard drive

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I would like to do a clean reinstall of Windows XP on my laptop. However, it
does not have an internal drive. I have to do it from an external CD drive.

How do I do this?
 
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sfbob said:
I would like to do a clean reinstall of Windows XP on my laptop.
However, it does not have an internal drive. I have to do it from an
external CD drive.

How do I do this?
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Can you boot from the external CD drive?
 
Not very helpful, Gary.

I have an external USB 2 drive. The buzz on the web seems to be that you
can't install from a USB drive. What's a fellow to do?
 
No, I don't seem to be able to. I start up the computer with the "C" key
pressed but it doesn't go to the external drive it goes to the internal hard
drive.
 
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sfbob said:
No, I don't seem to be able to. I start up the computer with the "C"
key pressed but it doesn't go to the external drive it goes to the
internal hard drive.
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Look in the BIOS and check with your computer's mfr. for support to see if
you can make this happen - otherwise, you're painted into a bit of a corner.
 
sfbob said:
Not very helpful, Gary.

I have an external USB 2 drive. The buzz on the web seems to be that you
can't install from a USB drive. What's a fellow to do?
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Some BIOS chips allow booting from a USB device.
Your manual will tell you how (if you can).
Jim
 
sfbob said:
No, I don't seem to be able to. I start up the computer with the "C" key
pressed but it doesn't go to the external drive it goes to the internal hard
drive.

:
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You'll need to check in the BIOS for a setting to allow it to boot from
an external USB device. Look for a setting about Legacy USB.
 
=?Utf-8?B?c2Zib2I=?= said:
I would like to do a clean reinstall of Windows XP on my laptop. However, it
does not have an internal drive. I have to do it from an external CD drive.
Click to expand...

Best to use a laptop with an internal drive for best results.
 
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