How to install with no bootable DVD drive?

> Here's my problem.
>
> I have a computer with dual drives. One drive is a CD drive, and the other
> is a DVD-RW drive. I have no floppy drives. The DVD-RW drive will not
> boot,
> but the CD drive will.
>
> How can I install Vista from a DVD? I can only boot from the CD drive. Is
> there a disk I can use in the CD drive that will redirect the boot to the
> DVD
> drive and install Vista?
>
> Also, I'm trying to dual boot it with XP. I've heard elsewhere that it's
> possible to install Vista from within XP by mounting the ISO image as a
> virtual drive... could somebody clarify?
>
>

> Here's my problem.
>
> I have a computer with dual drives. One drive is a CD drive, and the other
> is a DVD-RW drive. I have no floppy drives. The DVD-RW drive will not
> boot,
> but the CD drive will.
>
> How can I install Vista from a DVD? I can only boot from the CD drive. Is
> there a disk I can use in the CD drive that will redirect the boot to the
> DVD
> drive and install Vista?
>
> Also, I'm trying to dual boot it with XP. I've heard elsewhere that it's
> possible to install Vista from within XP by mounting the ISO image as a
> virtual drive... could somebody clarify?
>
>

> Sorry, I realize you need clarification on the mounting of ISO:
> http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/daem...ge=12#mounting
> --
> Andre
> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
> "coolbho3000" <coolbho3000@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:823464D1-D93D-4886-887C-E484BFC465C0@microsoft.com...

> > Here's my problem.
> >
> > I have a computer with dual drives. One drive is a CD drive, and the other
> > is a DVD-RW drive. I have no floppy drives. The DVD-RW drive will not
> > boot,
> > but the CD drive will.
> >
> > How can I install Vista from a DVD? I can only boot from the CD drive. Is
> > there a disk I can use in the CD drive that will redirect the boot to the
> > DVD
> > drive and install Vista?
> >
> > Also, I'm trying to dual boot it with XP. I've heard elsewhere that it's
> > possible to install Vista from within XP by mounting the ISO image as a
> > virtual drive... could somebody clarify?
> >
> >

>
>
>

> So, it is possible to install from within XP? Thanks for your time. I
> already
> have much information about virtual drives, and already have a copy of
> Daemon
> Tools.
>
> I cannot set the BIOS to boot from the DVD drive. It 'tis the Dell BIOS'
> fault.
>
> Sorry for the other post, there was an error message, so I made a
> duplicate
> post. Turns out the error was not real!
>
>
> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:
>

>> Sorry, I realize you need clarification on the mounting of ISO:
>> http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/daem...ge=12#mounting
>> --
>> Andre
>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>> "coolbho3000" <coolbho3000@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:823464D1-D93D-4886-887C-E484BFC465C0@microsoft.com...

>> > Here's my problem.
>> >
>> > I have a computer with dual drives. One drive is a CD drive, and the
>> > other
>> > is a DVD-RW drive. I have no floppy drives. The DVD-RW drive will not
>> > boot,
>> > but the CD drive will.
>> >
>> > How can I install Vista from a DVD? I can only boot from the CD drive.
>> > Is
>> > there a disk I can use in the CD drive that will redirect the boot to
>> > the
>> > DVD
>> > drive and install Vista?
>> >
>> > Also, I'm trying to dual boot it with XP. I've heard elsewhere that
>> > it's
>> > possible to install Vista from within XP by mounting the ISO image as a
>> > virtual drive... could somebody clarify?
>> >
>> >

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