Install Wndows 7 without an optical drive on a brand new computer?

Hi, I have an out of warranty hp dv1 notebook with no optical drive (i.e. no recovery software) and a failing hard drive (it clicks an goes to blue screen often). I ordered an SSD drive to replace the failing one, how can I re -install the windows 7 home premium 64 from the failing drive under...

I did some work on my system yesterday and I removed my DVD/RW drive along with some cable management. Now that you can buy alot of software online and install it without the need for an optical drive, is one even needed anymore? I have an external DVD/RW (USB2) that I occasionally use with my...

I have a new Toshiba laptop running Windows 7. It does not have a DVD drive, so I am sharing the optical drive on my Vista computer to install programs on the new laptop. I have done this successfully with all but one program. When I try to install this particular program via the shared...

Hi, I couldn't find a comment on this anywhere; wondering if anyone else has run into this: I did a clean install of Windows 7 (Professional 64-bit) to my Asus M70Vn (originally Vista). After that, if I put a disc into the DVD drive, it will run correctly for a while but then stop reading and...

Hi, I would appreciate any suggestions on how best to do this. I purchased Windows 7 from the ultimatesteal.com and have it installed on my lenovo x60. I just bought an x200 which I want to migrate to. Will I be able to use my x60 if I've installed my Windows 7 on another computer? I would like...