Installing windows with a external CD/DVD drive. Need to know ASAP! Very Important.

[Asuka]

While installing windows PRO on a HP laptop, im getting a weird problem. Error: Installation error failed: D:\l386\asms. Error Message : Date error (cyclic redundancy check).

This is the 2nd laptop and the 2nd windows PRO cd. Now how would i install windows from a generic external drive. I have tryed a normal boot, changing the drive path, still no go. The bios is very simple and doesnt give many options.

What are my options i have about 30 mins. I need some info ASAP, its VERY important.

Im sure certain its a bad model. I just need another method of installing windows.

The drive has a clean partition.

 

[DEATHMASTER]

By bad model do you mean the laptop is bad? In that case it might be a waste trying to install windows at all. Why are you trying to install it on the laptop anyways? Did something happen to the current windows on it or something?

 

[Asuka]

The drive on the laptop is bad. The model is fine. Its all the drives on this model. I need windows installed on this. Its really the only option i have. It had media center on it. We formated the drive. So its a clean harddisk.

 

[JFry]

To the best of my knowledge you cannot boot to an external drive.

 

[Asuka]

You wont believe how i got past this error. I pressed down on the top of the laptop right where the CD is being read. This time tho it read the CD. I held it there for 45 mins. LOL. Ghetto fix ftw!

 

[DEATHMASTER]

Stone age tech ftw