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How to reinstall xp on a laptop without CD drive ?

hoppicker
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How to reinstall xp on a laptop without CD drive ?

Hi all
How can i reinstall xp on my laptop (PCG-R600HEP) without CD drive and change the 😧 size ?

it has been delivered with useless recovery cds !

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ChrisOfTheOT
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Hi all 
How can i reinstall xp on my laptop (PCG-R600HEP) without CD drive and change the 😧 size ?

it has been delivered with useless recovery cds !


So I'm not the only one! Unfortunately, I can offer no words of encouragement at all - it's a real pain... But Kee-Lo is right (again!) that eBay is the best bet. There are lots of drives available if you're patient but note that you can get Windows XP start-up disks for floppy from the Microsoft website (no link - sorry).

But DO NOT BANK ON THEM IF YOU ONLY HAVE A USB FLOPPY DRIVER OR CD! The BIOS does offer an i-Link option so I might try that at some point. 'Nuff said...

But you say the CDs themselves are 'useless'. How did you come to have no drive and no CDs?

Cheers,

Chris