Installing Windows XP Without A CD-ROM Drive

if your laptop allows you to boot from usb drives, then u can boot from one.
else get an external cdrom

or as a last resort (don't try this if u have the slightest of doubts u'll brick your lappy), remove the hard drive from the laptop, connect it as a removeable storage device to another lappy, back up everything u got (except the p0rn directory , if applicable. haha). partition the drive into 2. copy WinXP installation files into the secondary partition. now connect the drive as a master on that other lappy u're using (not your own), run windows 98 installation on it, on the first partition. when done, take your drive back to your lappy and let it boot up to windows 98. when in windows 98, goto the second partition where u kept the xp installation files and do an upgrade installation of winXP.
That's it. tht's how i used to install winXP on boxes tht didnt have cd-roms when winXP first came out.

Disclaimer: i would accept no responsibilities for any damages caused to your lappy or any of its parts in the process of doing the above, even if my procedures were carried out to the last letter.

shay na during this era of economic crunch, na him u want make i carry gbese for person lappy 

the procedure works but i'm just being careful.

how many partitions does your harddisk have? if it has more than one partition with over 600mb space you can copy the
xp installation files to that partition and start the setup from within windows - especially if your laptop can't boot from flash drive

I guess this is the simplest of thing i can do asa computer wannabee. . Copy installation files to my flash drive or external hdd. . And run the setup from the usb port. .quite easy

its shouldnt as long as u do the right thing. . . if u dont know what to do, ask for help here 1st some1'll prolly be able to write the steps to follow

you guys are missing one thing; you can not just copy windows file to a flash drive, you need to make it bootable. You will need a usb multiboot; search for it by google or send me a male and I will teach you.

have you uys ever heard of the software named ghost, there are different versions for different operating systems, get d one for win XP, (na like N150 , e no cost at all), run this on a separate system (prefarably without vital docs ) wit xp running on it, open ghost, clone this hard drive into your lappy's hdd as the destination drive, replace in your laptop, boot up your sys. pronto u r on.

Disclaimer: i am not liable for any damage to your lappy from trying out this method, info just provided as resources on NL.