Probably a stupid question?

[SeanA]

This may make me sound brain dead but I have not built a PC since CD/Rom & DVD drives were an essential part of the build. Now I see that the new builds don't have them but the operating systems for sale on Overclockers are on DVD. So how to you install them on a pc with no drive? Is this a case of buying a stand alone drive or are they sold on USBs now?

 

[Tetras]

You only really need the key, not the DVD, since you can easily create the USB installation media yourself using the tool Microsoft provide.

 

[SeanA]

You only really need the key, not the DVD, since you can easily create the USB installation media yourself using the tool Microsoft provide.

So you will need a working PC to make a USB installation media

 

[Removed User 345456]

So you will need a working PC to make a USB installation media

Yep. You can try it with a non working PC, but you wont get very far I jest, but yeah just use a friends Use either the official Microsoft app to do it, or Rufus.

 

[SeanA]

Yep. You can try it with a non working PC, but you wont get very far I jest, but yeah just use a friends Use either the official Microsoft app to do it, or Rufus.

Sounds like a small external DVD drive is the way to go. They are very cheap at £15-£30 & it gives me the option of burning cds onto Itunes later on.