DrugCrazedRebel
Mon Nov 10, 2014 6:01:15 pm
Hello!
My dads girlfriend has a laptop with windows 8. (ofcourse) she wants it replaced with with anything else.
Being a fulltime linux user since a while, i thinks it time to convert them also!
Only 1 problem. Laptop has no cd/dvd drive, I dont have a usb flashdrive.
I do have a external HDD with 3TB (there no way to format this, as it is my media collection!) and a couple 320 and/or 500 gig internal HD´s laying around.
I was hoping i could do the following,
Create virtual flash drive on HD. Then boot the ISO from that, plus installing OS on another partition on that HD.
or
Install OS on HD using my pc (with zorin os) then switch it to laptop. (although my pc is x64, and laptop x86)
Are any of the 2 options even possible?
Or does anyone know a method to solve my problem, without buying USB (flash) drive.
Thank You very much for your time, (and hopefully help) in advance!
My dads girlfriend has a laptop with windows 8. (ofcourse) she wants it replaced with with anything else.
Being a fulltime linux user since a while, i thinks it time to convert them also!
Only 1 problem. Laptop has no cd/dvd drive, I dont have a usb flashdrive.
I do have a external HDD with 3TB (there no way to format this, as it is my media collection!) and a couple 320 and/or 500 gig internal HD´s laying around.
I was hoping i could do the following,
Create virtual flash drive on HD. Then boot the ISO from that, plus installing OS on another partition on that HD.
or
Install OS on HD using my pc (with zorin os) then switch it to laptop. (although my pc is x64, and laptop x86)
Are any of the 2 options even possible?
Or does anyone know a method to solve my problem, without buying USB (flash) drive.
Thank You very much for your time, (and hopefully help) in advance!