I have a netbook, that has no DVD optical internal drive , I have a desk top PC , both machines are running Windows XP , Is it possible to some way insert a software DVD into the PC DVD drive, and than transfer the software from the PC's DVD drive to the netbook via a firewire / USB cable , so the software will then be installed on the netbook , and be able to be used ok .

any advice on this would be most welcome

On your main computer:

Go to my computer, right click on the optical drive--> Properties --> Sharing

Share your drive to the network. Give it an easy name to remember then locate it from the netbook. Easy, no wires needed.

Or.. buy a usb dvd/cd drive for the netbook or....

copy contents from cd on a usb thumbdrive or hd and then connect it to your netbook

Thanks for the reply's, as I only install any software onto this net book ( ASUS 701 ) not very often, I really did not want to buy an external DVD drive . As the 701 only has only 4GB , I am looking at installing a slimmed down version of of windows xp , called TinyXP ( 2.45GB ) which I have been given on a DVD , hence trying to use my existing PC's DVD drive .

Edited June 21, 200917 yr by ThaiLife

have a read

http://www.eeeguides.com/2007/11/installin...-usb-thumb.html