Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 21:09:33 -0000
From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: upgrades to a 70CT
>From: "Franklin Eekhout" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Maya Rushing Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>this means I need to buy a portable CD-ROM device first, groan...I do not
>>use any fancy programs.
>Mmm, not really. Use Direct Cable Connection in W95/98 with another pc with
>a cd-rom, to copy the W98 directory to your L70. This has been detailed
>many times on the list, do a search here or on the web. Run the install
>program from the hard drive. Works every time, personally I try and copy
>the install files before installing an OS
>if possible, it goes a little faster that way.
>
>br
>
>Franklin
Well, yeah... I've done this... copied the X:\Win98 directory from the
Windows installation CD-ROM disk to the HDD via DCC. And it certainly does
work just fine, getting around the need for a CD-ROM drive. But "a little
faster"? I don't know. Not having network cards in any of my systems, I
use DCC a lot, and it's rate of data transfer is slow as all heck! A fast
CD-ROM drive these days can probably do the Windows installation in LESS
time than it will take to DCC the data to the Libretto and run the
installation. But the DCC route is certainly is the cheaper way to go!
Matt
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