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I need to install Windows XP on my laptop with no CDROM

I Have a Sony Vaio PCG-Z505SX and this is my problem. The cdrom doesn't work and there is no floppy, but I need to install Windows XP. I tried using restore disk to restore the computer and after formatting the hard drive the cdrom stopped working. Now the hard drive is blank and I need to install Windows XP. I have the network card attachment and the laptop does have onboard usb.

I have another laptop that I am able to swap hard drives with if that can be used as part of a solution, I’m not sure. But for now, after booting up the Sony laptop it says “NTLDR is missing.” Thanks, Kevin

Huseyin1

I would not recomend swapping HDD then installing XP and then swapping back, the chances of this working are not great. Somw times you may be lucky and can boot into safe mode and removes everything from device manager and reboot.

You really need to get a CD ROM drive. Can you get a CD drive to work from USB and enable USB boot support from the BIOS, maybe that will work.

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Is there any way I could install windows xp from the Hard Drive by copying the cd to disk. I tried the microsoft link but was unable to figure out how to get started. Any help would be appreciated. Kevin

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