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Booting from another pc

I have a Dell PC that has no floppy drive. I want to build this PC but I don't have a bootable CD (only a bootable floppy). I have tried to install a floppy drive but it won't work. Is it possible to boot this PC from another one that does have a floppy drive? Please advise me.
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Thanks for the advice. I'll give it a try and provide you with feedback.
np

Pete
Info here on how to make bootable CDroms
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=10700681

What OS are you trying to install?
most of em come on bootable cd's themselves

...assuming your pc can boot from CD in the first place...

as an alternative, you could take the hard disk out of the "new" pc, move it to the old one as a slave, and make it bootable there.  But PeteLong's suggestion of moving the floppy is easier.

and what's the problem that you had with booting from floppy in the first place?
ThanQ