I have a very old Acer Laptop and it's not reading CDs anymore. Therefore, I am not able to boot from CD.
I bought an external DVD writer, but there is no option in the BIOS to boot from it.
Is there any way I can install an operating system on the laptop?
I have Acer Aspire 2004 model running Windows XP.
Can I connect the laptop hard drive to a desktop perhaps?
Best Answer
Depending on you current OS and what you are installing, you may be able to run the installer from the current OS from the CD.
You can also remove the internal hard drive and attach it to another PC (with an adapter) and install the OS that way.