shockme17 Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 i'd like to upgrade my friend's computer from 98se to either ME or XP, but she doesn't have cd-rom drive.. is it possible to just run a set up in 98se, that would copy all the files it needs and then possibly reboot, and load the setup from the hard drive?thanks.
jaclaz Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 Yes, it is possible to start an XP install from DOS and hard disk based files (WINNT.EXE), problem is HOW you put the XP files on the hard disk?jaclaz
wizardofwindows Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 i ran into this problem with a old cdromless laptop so i used direct conect to move files over.
Crash&Burn Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 Wouldn't it be easier to just bring a cd-rom over and swap it in for the install? Than bringing a whole pc...
SiMoNsAyS Posted December 6, 2005 Posted December 6, 2005 maybe an usb thumbdrive or an external hdd?
LLXX Posted December 7, 2005 Posted December 7, 2005 Take the hard drive, put it into a computer that has a CD-ROM and copy the files to it.
Andromeda43 Posted December 8, 2005 Posted December 8, 2005 Many things are possible,,,you could shoot yourself in the foot, or dye your hair day-glow-green, but why on earth would you want to?ME is a total piece of crap,,,,everyone knows that, so why on earth would you want to upgrade to That???That 98 machine was never built for an OS the size and weight of XP. If XP would even load, the performance would be absolutely Horrible.Today, any PC without a CD drive is like NO PC at all. Nothing but a piece of junk, a door stop, a boat anchor.You'd never be able to install any software that you couldn't download via your ISP connection.Scrap it, junk it, or whatever, but forget upgrading it to a larger and more demanding OS.If it had a working CD rom drive, I might suggest doing an upgrade to 98/SE w/Sp2.I have a few tweaks for 98/SE that can also make it run a lot more efficient.Good Luck and have a great day,Andromeda43
FoxHound Posted July 17, 2006 Posted July 17, 2006 I had the same problem and I adchived it.I downloaded a little Bootdisk from http://www.bootdisk.com read some more at thier site
jaclaz Posted July 17, 2006 Posted July 17, 2006 I had the same problem and I adchived it.I downloaded a little Bootdisk from http://www.bootdisk.com read some more at thier siteInteresting, how did you manage to fit the installation files on the "little bootdisk", WITHOUT USING A CD-ROM ? jaclaz
FoxHound Posted July 17, 2006 Posted July 17, 2006 easy...I copied my XP on to a flash Stick and then loaded up the Boot Disk (It has a Driver for the memory stick) and then Loaded it with the file winnt.exe Didn't think You could do that did u.....
Lwood Posted July 18, 2006 Posted July 18, 2006 ME is a total piece of crap,,,,everyone knows that, so why on earth would you want to upgrade to That???Sure works well for me. This Windows ME installation has been going strong for over five years without a single major problem or a single instance of malware.
M_win Posted July 18, 2006 Posted July 18, 2006 Is the pc networked? put the files in a shared folder on a different computer and copy them to the cd rom less computer. I would suggest windows 2000 xp would slow the computer to a grinding halt just about. Im not saying ME is crap because it has good points but I strongly advise against it.
jaclaz Posted July 18, 2006 Posted July 18, 2006 Didn't think You could do that did u.....I have a bit of experience with USB mass storage and/or Windows NT based OS installs, and I CAN do it, even WITHOUT the floppy, the difference is that when I make a suggestion, I actually EXPLAIN it:http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=16713 B) jaclaz
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