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lewyboy

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read Cd drive from another?
« on: May 03, 2005, 11:19:16 AM »
Hope this doesn't sound too thick!
I have an old laptop which is using windows98 and only a floppy drive. I want to load some software which is on CD ROM, can I link to my PC which runs windows ME?
If so, how?

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Re: read Cd drive from another?
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2005, 12:47:21 PM »
Not that I know of... It would be better for you just to buy an external CD ROM drive, and then you will always have it... You can link the computers, but I don't think you can share CD drives...

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Re: read Cd drive from another?
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2005, 04:12:38 PM »
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...You can link the computers, but I don't think you can share CD drives...

Share, like in network share?
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Re: read Cd drive from another?
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2005, 04:43:24 PM »
Can you share drives like that over a network? I know that you can share HD's, but I never heard of CD Drives...

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Re: read Cd drive from another?
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2005, 05:39:38 PM »
You can share CD, Hard, Floppy, USB, internal, external, even camera media over a network.  No problem.
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Re: read Cd drive from another?
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2005, 06:01:04 PM »
Wow! That's more powerful then I thought... lol  Anyway... Lewyboy... Do you know how to setup a network?

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Re: read Cd drive from another?
« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2005, 12:18:47 AM »
No idea, I suppose I'll need cables of some kind?
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Re: read Cd drive from another?
« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2005, 04:51:16 AM »
If you don't already have the network items it would be cheaper to buy a CD drive for the 98 computer.
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Re: read Cd drive from another?
« Reply #8 on: May 04, 2005, 12:48:36 PM »
That is true.. Networking requires more time, effort, and hardware...

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