Solve : need to reinstall xp on my laptop but my dvd rom is broken????

1.	Solve : need to reinstall xp on my laptop but my dvd rom is broken?????
Answer» Hi i need to REINSTALL xp on my wifes laptop but her dvd rom has given up. Can i reinstall from an external dvd rom CONNECTED to a usb or will i need to replace the onboard dvd player. regards Stuart.I don't THINK u can do that, you should just replace your dvd room or check what is wrong like is it damage or something. Anyhow best luck.well depending on how old the bios is, you MAY be able to put a USB device in a higher BOOT priority than the HD. If that is the case, YES! You will be able to reinstall from an external USB DVD drive.If the MBoard doesn't support booting to USB devices replacing the drive is the only other option...

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