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Posted: **Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:25 pm**

i have a x60s

no dock station

and the only way to reinstall system is restore xp from local hard drive

but i want to install another veriosn of xp, how could i do that?

thanx

Posted: **Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:44 pm**

If the OS on your current drive is working you can share the optical drive in your T42 over a LAN and install XP that way. You can also use a specially prepared USB stick. Google should get you going either way.

Posted: **Sat Nov 29, 2008 2:32 pm**

Or the obvious - buy or borrow an external USB CDROM.

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how can i re install system without cd rom?

how can i re install system without cd rom?