How to install XP back on my old laptop?

[Arcturus]

My dad installed Linux on my old laptop. How would i put it back on?

the laptop doesnt have a CD port
It has USB and SD card ports.

the linux he installed was Gnome.


I need XP back for some stuff, but i cant install it back on.

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[TehZeno]

get a USB to CD port, i sweat they have those.

[Fredulus]

well "usb to cd port" isn't a very good way to describe it, but that's the right idea. there's external CD drives that connect to the computer via USB. you'll also need your XP install disc, obviously.

[Monocle]

boot it off of a usb drive.

[Arcturus]

get a USB to CD port, i sweat they have those.

I have no clue what that is.


The laptop is a HP mini notebook.

[Fredulus]

I have no clue what that is.


The laptop is a HP mini notebook.

read the other posts bro...

[Arcturus]

well "usb to cd port" isn't a very good way to describe it, but that's the right idea. there's external CD drives that connect to the computer via USB. you'll also need your XP install disc, obviously.

When i bought my laptop, it didnt come with those disks.

But my old desktop has an XP install disk

[Arcturus]

boot it off of a usb drive.

It doesnt read the ISO or whatever format i used for the XP install.
I got it off microsoft website.

[GenaralSkar]

http://www.google.com/search?q=external%20cd%20drive&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&tbo=u&tbs=shop:1&source=og&sa=N&tab=if&biw=1920&bih=894

[Arcturus]

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I'm all out of money, so buying an external CD drive isn't an option.

I have an 8GB USB drive, and some SD cards, Can someone link me the download to an XP setup file?

[MillCzarr]

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I'm all out of money, so buying an external CD drive isn't an option.

I have an 8GB USB drive, and some SD cards, Can someone link me the download to an XP setup file?

We could, but that would be illegal... Too bad Microsoft doesn't just give out their previous version if its older 8 years old.

[Aide33]

boot it off of a usb drive.

[Ichijo]

Too bad Microsoft doesn't just give out their previous version if its older 8 years old.

Micro$oft give something for free?