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From: undisclosed on 8 Jun 2010 11:44

Hello everyone, first of all m rather new here and theres actually just
one thing i would like some information about.

About 8 months ago, i was playing this computer game on my laptop and i
got so pissed off at the game that i gave my laptop a good hit with my
fist.... anyhow while i did that i broke 1 of the 2 Harddisks wich were
located directly under my fist.

Not a problem .. lets just buy a new harddisk and install it. no big
deal. but then a nasty thing occured. My DVD drive was broken to(not by
my hit it just doesnt work for some reason). Ive got no idea how to
replace the damm thing.. so i decided to bring it to computer store to
have it fixed(300 euros, way to much so i was like fck the damm thing
ill buy a new one)

though ive been thinking these days that another notebook could come in
handy then i thought of the idea of installing windows on the 1 and only
working harddisk still inside the laptop. but how? i thought of plugging
it in my desktop(as an external USB harddisk). i also thought using my
new laptop for it, but i dont wanna ruin the warrenty on that one(it is
said warrenty goes of when something is rmoved manually)

so i tried the desktop method.. but it din't work, cus my pc dint
support usb drive or something idk what it meens oO anyhow. my qeustion
is if there is a way to do this(with this method). i do not need to load
windows via the usb harddisk just install it on the harddisk and then
putt harddisk back in laptop to get it working.

please if there is a way inform me how to.

Thanks in advance ill be checking the post every.. ehhm 2-3 hours


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Mysticus
From: Lars on 8 Jun 2010 14:08
Previously, on Usenet undisclosed wrote:

>my qeustion
>is if there is a way to do this(with this method). i do not need to load
>windows via the usb harddisk just install it on the harddisk and then
>put harddisk back in laptop to get it working.

That will not work. You have to install Windows on the computer where
you expect to run it, or at least a very similar one. A Windows
installation differs in several essential parts from one PC to
another.

The way I do this on small laptops that do not have a DVD drive is to
make a bootable USB stick and copy the install files onto that.

Boot to Dos from the stick, partition and format the HD, sys it, copy
Windows install files onto the HD, remove stick, boot to HD, install.
Simples!

Start by Googling for "bootable USB stick".

If your laptop is of the sort that does not support booting from USB
then you can probably get away with installing Dos on it while in
another computer. Dos is pretty much the same as Dos.

You may be in for a bit of learning here if you have not done any of
these moves before. But it will be worth it.

Lars
Stockholm
From: undisclosed on 9 Jun 2010 05:15

Lars;1782605 Wrote:
> Previously, on Usenet undisclosed wrote:
>
> >my qeustion
> >is if there is a way to do this(with this method). i do not need to
> load
> >windows via the usb harddisk just install it on the harddisk and then
> >put harddisk back in laptop to get it working.
>
> That will not work. You have to install Windows on the computer where
> you expect to run it, or at least a very similar one. A Windows
> installation differs in several essential parts from one PC to
> another.
>
> The way I do this on small laptops that do not have a DVD drive is to
> make a bootable USB stick and copy the install files onto that.
>
> Boot to Dos from the stick, partition and format the HD, sys it, copy
> Windows install files onto the HD, remove stick, boot to HD, install.
> Simples!
>
> Start by Googling for "bootable USB stick".
>
> If your laptop is of the sort that does not support booting from USB
> then you can probably get away with installing Dos on it while in
> another computer. Dos is pretty much the same as Dos.
>
> You may be in for a bit of learning here if you have not done any of
> these moves before. But it will be worth it.
>
> Lars
> Stockholm


Well atleast that is usefull
Thanks allot ill try googling it. cus its simply a waste to deposite
the laptop in the recycle bin ;)


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