Installing programs on a netbook
The lack of an optical drive for CDs and DVDs on netbooks has caused some PC users to wonder how they would install programs that come on an installation CD or DVD. For most cases, all that is required is one of the ubiquitous and very inexpensive USB thumb drives. Most installation disks can be copied and all that is required is to copy the entire contents of the disk to a folder on a thumb drive. (You will also need to know any product keys.) Plug the USB drive into the netbook and access the folder that contains the CD/DVD files. Then look for a file named something like setup.exe or install.exe. Double-click the file and installation should begin. Or you can look for a file called autorun.inf. Right-click the file and select “Install” from the context menu.
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