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Huntley Meadows

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Since: Sep 03, 2004
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 7:14 pm Post subject: Can flash drive substitute for CD drive? Archived from groups: comp>sys>ibm>pc>hardware>cd-rom (more info?)

I find I don't have sufficient disk space on one of my laptops with a CD. Another laptop has enough space but has no CD. A desktop also enough space and a CD, but it has Win98, which the software won't work on. I don't have these networked. And I would like to avoid buying a new external CD drive. As a result, I am unable to install some software (MS Streets and Trips) I bought some 2 weeks ago. Any suggestions? One thought I had was to buy a 256 MB flash drive, and copy the files from the software CD to the flash drive, in 2 steps. Will that work? >> Stay informed about: Can flash drive substitute for CD drive?

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