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Installing XP without a cd drive

I want to do a format & reinstall Windows XP on my htpc, which does not have a cd drive. It's a small mATX case and a real PITA for me to get remove my dvd drive and get it in there just for this task ...
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Install Windows XP on a netbook (USB stick method)

Update: Before you try all of this, you may want to try using WinToFlash, a utility designed to create a bootable Windows flash drive for Windows XP/Vista/7/Server. If this works for you, you can skip ...
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Easiest way to install Windows with a USB flash drive

This article shows you how to install Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 on a computer using a USB flash drive. This lets you install Windows on a netbook or another computer that may ...
Ars Technica

Problem Installing XP without a CD drive

I am unable to reinstall Windows XP on my IBM Thinkpad A22e, which does not have a cd drive. I removed the 2.5 HHD from the Laptop, installed it in a usb enclosure and tried the method suggested by ...