Help! Have Windows CD to reformat but drive doesn't work!

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My sister's laptop has REALLY screwed up now. I need to reinstall Microsoft Office because it's just messed up (it outputs the Pilcrow sign for the return key, and spaces come up as dots). I was thinking just to reformat the whole laptop.. then I forgot why I never did that many months ago.. the CD-ROM drive is dead! It's been dead for about a year I reckon. I've got the original Windows CDs etc. but I can't reformat without the drive! I don't intend buying an external one. Waste of money. I have an external hard drive if that helps.. is there any thing I can do?

-Phæte
 
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