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Fleet Mechanic
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Computer help
My good lap top was recently stolen and I am trying to revive a old
gateway laptop with a bad cd drive. I want to buy a external drive to use but the install disk is a cd
. What would be the best way to transfer the drivers to the laptop?
I was thinking I would use my home computer to copy the important drivers to a floppy. Could this work?
Chris
gateway laptop with a bad cd drive. I want to buy a external drive to use but the install disk is a cd
. What would be the best way to transfer the drivers to the laptop?I was thinking I would use my home computer to copy the important drivers to a floppy. Could this work?
Chris
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that could work, depending on the size of the files, you could also connect the laptop to the internet and download the files you need from the manufacturer. if you need any more help just let me know
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on edit - dne got in there when I got interrupted while typing 
which install disk ? the cd drive or your operating system?
If the cd drive, depending on your operating system (Win XP) it will "know" it's there and install the drivers...
otherwise, you could cheat and go on line...
most manufacturers have web sites with driver downloads...
or there are many driver download sites...
hope this helps...
which install disk ? the cd drive or your operating system?
If the cd drive, depending on your operating system (Win XP) it will "know" it's there and install the drivers...
otherwise, you could cheat and go on line...
most manufacturers have web sites with driver downloads...
or there are many driver download sites...
hope this helps...
Last edited by jdadamsjr; Jul 28, 2004 at 08:33 AM.
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The laptop is running 98se. It is an old 333mhz with 64 ram so I don't think it will handle XP. The problem is I need to install the router and wireless network card. I can not get on to the internet untill the cd drive is installed. Its a pandoras box of problems.
Thanks and keep th ideas coming
Chris
Thanks and keep th ideas coming
Chris
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With 98 and lower, don't you have to get the cd working in DOS before windows will see it?
What about looking at the BIOS of the laptop, maybe you can make the CD the primary boot device and then boot from the windows98 installation cd.
What about looking at the BIOS of the laptop, maybe you can make the CD the primary boot device and then boot from the windows98 installation cd.
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Sorry to hear about the laptop christaylor, I know exactly how you feel. I had a laptop stolen from me about a year ago. Really hurt, especially when all my work was gone.
Anyways, if you have a USB port, you could copy the file to a USB thumb drive, and then load them to the machine that way. Yet another option is to get a cross-over cable connect them machine directly to another machine (such as a desktop at work), and copy the files over via peer-to-peer networking.
Is Windows 98 bootable, I thought only 2000 and higher was CD Bootable? I might be wrong on that though.
Good Luck,
-Juan
Anyways, if you have a USB port, you could copy the file to a USB thumb drive, and then load them to the machine that way. Yet another option is to get a cross-over cable connect them machine directly to another machine (such as a desktop at work), and copy the files over via peer-to-peer networking.
Is Windows 98 bootable, I thought only 2000 and higher was CD Bootable? I might be wrong on that though.
Good Luck,
-Juan
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The cd drive does not read on the laptop. the problem is I am getting a external cd drive but the drivers are on a cd so I need to figure out how to get the drivers to my laptop to read the new cd rom. I think I will try to down load them ot work to a 3.5 floppy and then use that to transfer it to the laptop. I am saving to get a new laptop but $1500 is hard to come by.
On a side note my insurance co. told me that if I claim the loss I will probably be cannceled or my rates will go sky high
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Chris
On a side note my insurance co. told me that if I claim the loss I will probably be cannceled or my rates will go sky high
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Originally Posted by kermit
no, my 98 machine was cd bootable, the recovery was on cd and it automatically loaded it into dos if the disk was in the machine
http://www.ntcompatible.com/thread23157-1.html
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I LOVE it...
they'll drop u if you USE the product you're paying for !!!
What company ?
MAN, I'm in the wrong racket - gotta get into that insurance game !!!!
Does anybody else fell their blood pressure going up over that kind of statement ?
they'll drop u if you USE the product you're paying for !!!
What company ?
MAN, I'm in the wrong racket - gotta get into that insurance game !!!!
Does anybody else fell their blood pressure going up over that kind of statement ?
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Not really, my insurance company told me they wouldn't cover it, plain and simple. I said but it was in the car, and they said nope. The SOBs stole my car, and got a set of rims, stereo, laptop, headlights, and my bro-in-laws entire car too. They hit us both at the same time.
About a month ago, my car was stolen again while my lil bro was driving it, and same insurance company said they wouldn't cover it. I'm like why not, they said you weren't driving. I asked why the heck I was paying for full coverage when I couldn't use it, and they said sorry. Talked to a lawyer, and lawyers in my area didn't want to take on a big company like M$%&*@#. So I ended up losing out in the end.
About a month ago, my car was stolen again while my lil bro was driving it, and same insurance company said they wouldn't cover it. I'm like why not, they said you weren't driving. I asked why the heck I was paying for full coverage when I couldn't use it, and they said sorry. Talked to a lawyer, and lawyers in my area didn't want to take on a big company like M$%&*@#. So I ended up losing out in the end.
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Does anybody else fell their blood pressure going up over that kind of statement ?
Chris
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