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    How to install XP on Portege 3500 without CD-ROM

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by lovecd, Jun 10, 2010.

  1. lovecd

    lovecd Notebook Geek

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    Anybody got experience on doing fresh XP installation on portege 3500 without using CD-ROM?

    I tried the followings:

    1. boot from external CD-ROM, doesn't work.

    2. format the internal hard drive, have a partition set to active with space of 2GB and copy those XP files into this logical partition, then try to boot from it... Doesn't work.
     
    lovecd, Jun 10, 2010
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  2. Daytonairoc

    Daytonairoc Notebook Enthusiast

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    why are you doing this? lol j/k
    have you tried an external HD

    what exactly happens? do you get errors or...
     
    Daytonairoc, Jun 11, 2010
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  3. lovecd

    lovecd Notebook Geek

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    I got hard drive changed, and need to install OS again. By the way, what do you mean external HD?

    Thanks!
     
    lovecd, Jun 30, 2010
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