Is there a way to install windows without a dvd drive?

Jimbo · 13 Dec 2008 at 15:02

My brother just bought an acer aspire one.. http://www.acer.com/aspireone/

Apparently it doesnt have a dvd drive and comes with linux on it. He wants to install either xp or vista, is there a way? will it support it? he has a 16gig usb pen if thats any help.

Oh and hes too tight to buy and external dvd drive, lol.

swinnie · 13 Dec 2008 at 15:15

This - http://www.eeeguides.com/2007/11/installing-windows-xp-from-usb-thumb.html

Jimbo · 13 Dec 2008 at 15:50

thanx very much mate.

Aod · 13 Dec 2008 at 16:19

i reccommend you don't put Vista on it. the Aspire One's little wee CPU can't handle Vista's shambling code monster.

fail at the internets · 13 Dec 2008 at 16:35

Aod said:
i reccommend you don't put Vista on it. the Aspire One's little wee CPU can't handle Vista's shambling code monster.

Aod · 13 Dec 2008 at 16:38

Captain Arrogant said:

Hey, don't you Rolleyes me!

i've SEEN vista on a netbook running an Atom. it DID NOT RUN WELL.

vista hardly runs acceptably on my T5200 C2D laptop!

Nanobot · 13 Dec 2008 at 19:00

Seems to run fine on an NC10 with 2GB RAM upgrade - which has a 1.6Ghz Atom processor in... even Media Centre with a USB DVB dongle is smooth. It does have a HDD instead of an SSD - dont know what you have in your model though.