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Buying a new floppy drive is probably the way to go. &nbsp;Of course it is a Sunday afternoon, and the shops are shut!<br />
Slip streaming is a possibility, emulating a floppy is a nice techie proposition, I will note these for the future. &nbsp;Thanks &nbsp; 
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Buying a new floppy drive is probably the way to go.  Of course it is a Sunday afternoon, and the shops are shut!
Slip streaming is a possibility, emulating a floppy is a nice techie proposition, I will note these for the future.  Thanks  

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I need to install third party drivers during an XP Pro instal. &nbsp;<br />
The usual method is to press f6 and use the floppy drive.<br />
What can you do if you do not have a floppy drive?<br />
Can the CD drive be stopped mid instal to take a CD with the drivers, or can a USB stick be used? &nbsp;<br />
Does this involve changes to the BIOS? &nbsp;What sort of changes?
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I need to install third party drivers during an XP Pro instal.  
The usual method is to press f6 and use the floppy drive.
What can you do if you do not have a floppy drive?
Can the CD drive be stopped mid instal to take a CD with the drivers, or can a USB stick be used?  
Does this involve changes to the BIOS?  What sort of changes?

Installation of drivers without an a drive

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.

Windows XP

Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data. In addition to local storage devices like CD and DVD readers, hard drives and flash drives, solid state drives can hold enormous amounts of data in a very small device. Cloud services and other new forms of remote storage also add to the capacity of devices and their ability to access more data without building additional data storage into a device.