

Installing the intended software on the laptop without a CD drive requires the following steps. Second Step: Installing Software from a Shared CD Drive After this last step, you can access the CD drive to another laptop on your network.

But if it doesn’t open a USB thumb drive. If the AutoPlay window shows up, select the open folder, then OK.

Second Step: Using A USB Thumb Drive To Transfer Software Data To A Laptop Without A CD Drive

Paste the software data by double-clicking the new folder you have named to open it and right-clicking within the folder, and selecting paste.For the software files’ easy location, create a folder on the flash drive by right-clicking any blank area within the window.But if it does not appear, don’t worry, open the USB thumb drive from “My Computer” by double-clicking the CD drive. In case an AutoPlay window shows up, select an open folder and then click OK. Take your USB thumb drive and insert it in a USB port on your laptop with the CD drive.In case there is a prompt on the window informing of hidden files or folders and asking whether you would like to include them, select OK. Highlight all the folders and files, then right-click and copy.Open the CD drive by clicking “My Computer,” then double-click the CD drive.Using a computer with a CD drive, insert the CD having the software.First Step: Copying The Software Data From CD
