Garthhh
March 8th, 2010, 02:58 PM
I have a busted XP notebook, no CD, no boot from USB.
I have the option of booting from network, my provider wants to charge me to set up a static IP address
I'm hoping to just plug in to my working 8.04 install with a cat5 cable or through a simple workgroup switch & get the basics installed
where would I find such a procedure?
the gateway notbook hangs, part way through the restore [xp] process, I can only get to bios & restore, no dos prompt
I don't care about any of the info or having XP
I know the HDD may be bad
I'm unemployed so i don't want to spend any money if I can help it
I have the option of booting from network, my provider wants to charge me to set up a static IP address
I'm hoping to just plug in to my working 8.04 install with a cat5 cable or through a simple workgroup switch & get the basics installed
where would I find such a procedure?
the gateway notbook hangs, part way through the restore [xp] process, I can only get to bios & restore, no dos prompt
I don't care about any of the info or having XP
I know the HDD may be bad
I'm unemployed so i don't want to spend any money if I can help it