Installing software on ASUS Eee (no cd-rom)

[bettyboop911]

Hi. Am thinking of purchasing an ASUS Eee, but want to install Microsoft Office 2007 and Money 2005 on it (both on Cd's). Can these 2 programs be copied onto a USB drive and done that way?

Thanks.

 

[Tmagic650]

You could try doing this. No way you could borrow a external USB CD/DVD drive?

 

[bettyboop911]

You could try doing this. No way you could borrow a external USB CD/DVD drive?

I guess that would make my life easier. I assume I buy any generic portable CD player that's compatible with PC with a USB on it?

 

[kimsland]

Yep, just go ask down at your local computer shop or even large electrical\computer shop (too many shopping center names to mention ) and grab an External DVD Drive (USB connection)

I say DVD but you may as well get DVD R\W that way you can use it to burn discs as well :grinthumb

 

[Tekkaraiden]

You might want to give one of these a try. http://www.vantecusa.com/front/product/pro_list/61

I have one and managed to reinstall the operating system on my Acer One with no problem. You will need an internal dvd drive to go with it.

 

[mailpup]

An alternative is to buy an external 5.25" enclosure and install the DVD/CD optical drive of your choice. You can get enclosures that support IDE or SATA optical drives and use a USB, firewire or HDMI interface or some combination of them. I have a USB enclosure that I used to install the OS of my most recent mid-tower system build.

 

[account73]

Do you have another computer ?
If so you could always share the CD drive on that computer and then access it from your asus.
Would be the cheapest way..thats if actualy have another comp =)

 

[AlessBauer]

bettyboop911, I think you can copy data from cd/dvd on USB flash drive, and install it on you eeeePC.
this easy 8) imho.
you can download cd/dvd image or installation files from internet.. if can.