Can U format a laptop through a desktop?
 

I have an OLD crusty laptop which i'm going to use for tuning (133mhz). it has no CD ROM on it but I would like to reformat the HD and install Win XP on it. Is there a way I can do that through my desktop computer if I connect the laptop to it?

Re:Can U format a laptop through a desktop?
 

Winxp might not let you install on that laptop. I can't remember what the minimum requirements are for XP, but I used to have a 133Mhz laptop and it said that it didn't meet the requirements and could not install.

What do you need XP for anyway? just use 98 or something.

Re:Can U format a laptop through a desktop?
 

Get a Win98 boot up disk and format it through there. I would recommend, with that slow of a computer, nothing newer than Windows 98.

Re:Can U format a laptop through a desktop?
 

He doesn't have a CD drive Sinister, so unless he has 98 on disk, he couldn't do it that way.

Re:Can U format a laptop through a desktop?
 

Yeah, the laptop does not have a CD rom. I was going to install Win 98 because i've heard it runs smoother than Win 98 on old computers.

Re:Can U format a laptop through a desktop?
 

well what does it already have installed? is it just a bare? no os? you can install xp pro through the network, but on that pc it will be hellish.

just run linux with wine to run the tuning software. as far as i know, most of those tuning software is just a bunch of mathematical ---- and wine will run it.

Re:Can U format a laptop through a desktop?
 

I installed XP on a 166mhz. You need 64mb of memory though.
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Re:Can U format a laptop through a desktop?
 

I'm pretty sure 166 is actually the minimum req. Like I said, I tried to install it on a 133Mhz laptop and the installer quit out saying the computer was too slow. Linux is the way to go, but without a CD ROM drive that's even a hard thing to do. Do like Kain says, install over the network.

Re:Can U format a laptop through a desktop?
 

or just install linux via more than one floppy diskette.

Re:Can U format a laptop through a desktop?
 

I wasn't aware there was a linux distro that would fit onto a reasonable amount of floppy disks