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Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:30:00 GMT
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* Joe LaVigne wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:
> On Mon, 05 Mar 2007 22:42:25 -0800, Eugene MacCaslin wrote:

>> Can you get a usb port on the laptop?  Can you boot from a usb device on
>> the laptop.  If you can do that you can get a CD that will boot and
>> install from the external CD drive.

> No, USB boot is not an option.  Old laptop, cannot boot from USB.

> I have taken the coward's way out, though, and purchased the External
> drive cable from E-Bay, and will be installing Xubuntu with the CD Drive
> from my Wife's laptop...   ;-)

Damn, I was hoping for one of those SOLVED: posts :(
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