Re: cannot install XP


"littleriver" <littleriver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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can someone pls tell me how to install XPP when the DVD player in the
laptop
is broken. I guess I cannot plug in a usb DVD player to do an install.
What
are my options?


if the bios supports booting from USB,
then you can install XP from a USB CDROM or DVD

look at your bios options and set "boot from USB"
as your first option


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