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My computer's CD burner is broken, but I have a different computer on LAN, running Windows 7, that has a working one. Is it possible to send the installation files over my LAN? How would I do that?
Thanks :)
Adam
Posted 2013-12-19T19:38:07.343
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It is not possible to install XP by running the disk in another computer, and sending the files to a different computer.(Short of using Windows Deployment, but thats another story). In your situation I would do one of two things:
Both methods will work, but swapping the CD-ROM will easily be the fastest way around this problem. By the time you get finished making a bootable USB drive, you could have swapped the CD-ROM and installed XP.
Lee Harrison
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You can also make a bootable Windows 7 USB drive from your installation working copy, just folow this wiki it explains 4 ways to do that, i hope it will help ;) http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Bootable-Windows-7-or-Vista-USB-Drive
Good Luck :)
jawad abbassi
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Assuming that you have a CD/DVD with a program's installation files, all you have to do is put that CD into the drive of the working computer, set up File Sharing between the two computers, then copy and paste the CD's contents (all of the files) into a directory on the destination computer, then run it.
allquixotic
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1What kind of "installation file"? Are you just trying to install an application or program on the Windows XP machine, or are you trying to install *Windows itself* on it? It's pretty easy to transfer an ordinary file over the network assuming the two PCs are networked and booted, but installing an operating system over the network is more complicated. – allquixotic – 2013-12-19T20:01:24.023
Do you have a thumb drive? If so, you could use your Windows 7 computer to create a bootable Winodws XP installation on the thumb drive. – xxl3ww – 2013-12-20T15:43:08.430