I installed Vista (from within XP) over the network. I just mounted the shared DVD drive as a network drive, and launched the installation from there. This seems to work well, as long as you don't want to change your partions.

Assuming both computers are on the same home network it is really easy to do. First, put the CD in the CD drive of your computer, then right click on the drive and change the sharing properties to allow sharing over the network. Give the drive an easy to remember sharing name. I called mine 'D'. On ...

I must be a little dense, but I still cannot figure it out.

Could you give me a slightly more detailed description?

Thanks

I can't figure it out either. At first I thought the middle swivel piece where the screen attaches to the base had some potential, but the little plastic piece of the tether gets in the way of it closing/converting to tablet mode.

Please post and answer if you figure it out.

Can you tell if they are bootable before you buy? If a drive is bootable on one computer, will it be bootable on all?

I am considering the purchase of an X60t, which does not come with an optical drive. For everyday use i think I will be happy just using images or optical drives over the network, but what happens when I need a bootable device? Is there any way to get around buying an external optical drive? My prim...