Vista Installation

[steps3314]

Hi all. I need some assistance with an installation of Vista Home Basic. The problem is the cd drive in the laptop is broke. I m trying to resolve this. My question is can it be possible to install an OS without the cd. For example copy the setup files onto the hard drive and run setup from the desktop.

Also could i pop any cd drive from any laptop to another.

Thanks in advance

 

[Ghostman 1]

If you are installing Vista, then it is a DVD setup and not a CD...for copying,how can you copy anything without a dvd player.. And No,not all cd/dvd are interchangeable...

 

[steps3314]

If you are installing Vista, then it is a DVD setup and not a CD...for copying,how can you copy anything without a dvd player.. And No,not all cd/dvd are interchangeable...

Take it easy man. I meant copy the files from a laptop with a working dvd player onto the hard drive from the laptop whose dvd drive is broken.

CD/DVD...it's the concept that was important.

Anyway ive succeeded in re-installing by copying the files onto a drive.

 

[Ghostman 1]

Take it easy man. I meant copy the files from a laptop with a working dvd player onto the hard drive from the laptop whose dvd drive is broken.

That would of been nice to know in the first place, I think..
We cannot read minds here.....Anyway It is good that you solved your own Problem..