installing OS without CD ROM

[qball]

Stupid me, formatted my hard Drive without realizing that I dont have an internal CD ROM.
And since this is a labtop, I can't even take out my Hard drive. I have a Fujitsu labtops that doesn't have a removable Hard drives So.. Now my next step was to make a boot up disk and tried to run that. ... I tried XP.. after the 6th disk.. (the last one, i get this blue screen error saying.. I need to CHKDSK. So, I boot up with 98 and then ran CHKDSK and Scandisk. But then the error is still there. So next, i tried 2000. same result.
WhAT can I DO next? Is there way to install an External CD ROM?in DOS? because I have one of those.. OR DOES anyone know any other way to install an OS on my labtop? I have 2000 or XP that i could install. (of course in CD though)

 

[Nodsu]

You could install Linux over network..

I think there was a way to access Windows shares from DOS too, so you could boot from a floppy and copy the Windows installation folder from another computer to the HD.

 

[Rick]

There are a few other options you might have.

1.) USB CDROM DOS drivers - They exist, although I've never personally set such a thing up.

2.) XP boot disks (6-floppy set) - Could be possible. The setup from the CD recognizes USB storage devices. The setup from these floppy disks is very simliar and may recognize your USB CDROM.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...68-6e4f-471c-b455-bd5afee126d8&DisplayLang=en

 

[qball]

thanks guys~! but RIck, I tried that 6 floppy set that didn't work. SO my next try will be to get that US CDROM DOS drivers.
ANy one have any other suggestions?

 

[Phantasm66]

If you have a network adapter, boot from a floppy that allows you to have network access under DOS, and access a mapped drive. Install Windows XP from a network share.

 

[Nic]

Try this ...

1. Download these dos usb drivers http://www.pocketec.net/downloads/duse_4_4.zip

2. Add the drivers to your win98 boot floppy (see inc. instructions).

3. Boot with your floppy, and navigate to your winxp cd's i386 directory.

4. Run winnt.exe.

Sorted!

 

[qball]

I'll try that Nic! and update u guys on monday. THANK You everyone!

 

[Phantasm66]

Well done Nic, that was a good one!

 

[Nic]

Originally posted by Nic
Try this ...

1. Download these dos usb drivers http://www.pocketec.net/downloads/duse_4_4.zip

2. Add the drivers to your win98 boot floppy (see inc. instructions).

3. Boot with your floppy, and navigate to your winxp cd's i386 directory.

4. Run winnt.exe.

Sorted!

I think Step 4 should be to run winnt32.exe, so give that a go if winnt.exe doesn't work (I learned that trick here on techspot, thanks to alphanumeric).

 

[alphnumeric]

Thanks for the quote Nic.
My bios actually has an option for booting from a USB cd-rom. It showed up after my last flash. Might be worth flashing the BIOS if it will give you that option.