Ways to install XP, help!

[rossh0]

Okay basically I have been given a laptop to fix.

Now the problem is that the hard disk is corrupt and there is nothing on it. A simple XP reinstall would sort it out but it turns out that the Cd drive doesnt work properly and the laptop cannot boot from USB drvices.

I have considered replacing the Cd rom but it could be too costly to justify doing it, I have also tried using VMWare to install XP onto the hdd on a different PC but this failed.

Anyone any ideas? Thanks!

[EzyStvy]

If it has a working floppy drive:

You could yank the drive out...copy the contents of the Win XP cd to the drive and:

How to start the Setup program from MS-DOS in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307848

[Ihope]

I have had registry problems with hackers. Now I need to reinstall windows xp home edition but the cd has no licence number with the disc. I had the pc built by somebody and it is a legit cd but no licence number. How can I get round this?

For microsoft support this will cost me £46 which is a bit much.

I would be grateful for early replies as my email outlook express is corrupt.

[Ihope]

filterpipelineprintproc.dll
msxpsdrv
msxpsinc.gpd
msxpsincppd
mxdwdrv.dll
xpssvcs.dll

these files are on my computer in a folder and I can't delete them, they appeared recently and maybe what is causing my pc problems with outlook express. can anybody tell me what these files are and how to delete them?

[glc]

If you can get the thing to boot into Windows, you can read out the key with the Magical Jellybean.

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/

When you find the key, WRITE IT DOWN.

Those files probably came with a Windows update.