Installing WinXP over a network


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My Laptop (SonyZ505) does not have a cdrom drive, and the only CDROM it will boot from is a Sony PCMCIA CDROM, is there any way to install WinXP (as well as format my HDDs to NTFS using the windows setup) over the network (CD in my desktop machine)?

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The XP CD-ROM has a text file with installation instructions that include those for clean/upgrade install over a network (at least the Pro version does). Look in DOCS on the CD.

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StimpyX: Thanks, i found it. Umm... will XP remember that i was installing over the network and reconnect after it's wiped my hard disk clean? Or will it copy all necessary files so it won't matter?

MxxCon: "Bootp" What is this and how do i check?

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Sweet, It worked, and was amazingly simple. I just shared the install files and ran it from my laptop (the one without the CDROM) and everything went perfectly from there!

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