I'm seeing loads of conflicting information over this, the main reason
being - if and when I need to reinstall Windows (there's a slim chance I'll
ever buy a drive for this thing).

Some people say you can install Windows over a network, some people say you
can't. Some people say you can only install Windows with Toshiba's own
DVD/CD drive, and other generic USB driver won't work. And some people say
you can install Windows with an SD card (awesome).

What's true and what tools would be needed?

Thanks guys.

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Paul, I've got the Targus DVD for my M200, specifically for some of the
reasons you've mentioned. I use Acronis True Image for my back-up images,
stored on a second partition of the Tablet PC hard drive and on one of the
LAN machines for duplication. The Toshiba M200 BIOS does allow you to
boot/install from either another LAN computer or an external USB device, if
enabled.

If prefer having a known good device available for installs of software
which won't work over the LAN. 8-)
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"Paul Smith" <Paul@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in message
news:uWUIBiGSFHA.3972@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> I'm seeing loads of conflicting information over this, the main reason
> being - if and when I need to reinstall Windows (there's a slim chance
> I'll ever buy a drive for this thing).
>
> Some people say you can install Windows over a network, some people say
> you can't. Some people say you can only install Windows with Toshiba's
> own DVD/CD drive, and other generic USB driver won't work. And some
> people say you can install Windows with an SD card (awesome).
>
> What's true and what tools would be needed?
>
> Thanks guys.
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>
> *Remove 'nospam.' to reply by e-mail*
>
>

I have an m200, and i bought a generic ext. drive. Its cheap and suprisingly
useful, i lend it to friends to burn etc. Truth is i dont know how i could
have installed without it. Many programs check the disk volume of which they
are installing off or they will refuse to burn... i say get a cheap one of
ebay.

hope that helps

cheers

Quintin

"Paul Smith" wrote:

> I'm seeing loads of conflicting information over this, the main reason
> being - if and when I need to reinstall Windows (there's a slim chance I'll
> ever buy a drive for this thing).
>
> Some people say you can install Windows over a network, some people say you
> can't. Some people say you can only install Windows with Toshiba's own
> DVD/CD drive, and other generic USB driver won't work. And some people say
> you can install Windows with an SD card (awesome).
>
> What's true and what tools would be needed?
>
> Thanks guys.
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>
> *Remove 'nospam.' to reply by e-mail*
>
>
>

"Quintin" <Quintin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have an m200, and i bought a generic ext. drive. Its cheap and
>suprisingly
> useful, i lend it to friends to burn etc. Truth is i dont know how i could
> have installed without it. Many programs check the disk volume of which
> they
> are installing off or they will refuse to burn... i say get a cheap one of
> ebay.

Will have a look 8-) thanks.

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"Chris H." <winxpnews********.com> wrote in message
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> Paul, I've got the Targus DVD for my M200, specifically for some of the
> reasons you've mentioned. I use Acronis True Image for my back-up images,
> stored on a second partition of the Tablet PC hard drive and on one of the
> LAN machines for duplication. The Toshiba M200 BIOS does allow you to
> boot/install from either another LAN computer or an external USB device,
> if enabled.
>
> If prefer having a known good device available for installs of software
> which won't work over the LAN. 8-)

Thanks Chris.

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I would recommend looking in the direction of quality versus
availability/cheapness, Paul. Check the documentation with your unit when
you receive it, check the OEM's web site for recommendations and then make
the decision. Just any generic drive may not work.
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Chris H.
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Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Paul Smith" <Paul@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in message
news:OCsuBqKSFHA.3664@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> "Quintin" <Quintin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:38DD8BAA-EC50-4FFE-9034-B4988ECFB8E1@microsoft.com...
>>I have an m200, and i bought a generic ext. drive. Its cheap and
>>suprisingly
>> useful, i lend it to friends to burn etc. Truth is i dont know how i
>> could
>> have installed without it. Many programs check the disk volume of which
>> they
>> are installing off or they will refuse to burn... i say get a cheap one
>> of
>> ebay.
>
> Will have a look 8-) thanks.
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>
> *Remove 'nospam.' to reply by e-mail*
>
>

The Portege M200 has drivers for some external optical devices built into
the machine's ROM. You will need a compatible PC-Card/PCMCIA or USB drive
for this to work. Otherwise, you'll need to boot off a floppy disk or
SD-Card (e.g. to MS DOS) and load your own USB drivers.

Otherwise, you can definately install of the network using PXE-boot. You'll
need an appropriate DHCP and TFTP server running on the network for this to
work. I've used the instructions at this site to get this all working:
http://home.allegiance.tv/~joem298/

Cheers
Ken

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"Paul Smith" <Paul@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in message
news:eD5hxpKSFHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
: "Chris H." <winxpnews********.com> wrote in message
: news:u2yccxGSFHA.2788@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
: > Paul, I've got the Targus DVD for my M200, specifically for some of the
: > reasons you've mentioned. I use Acronis True Image for my back-up
images,
: > stored on a second partition of the Tablet PC hard drive and on one of
the
: > LAN machines for duplication. The Toshiba M200 BIOS does allow you to
: > boot/install from either another LAN computer or an external USB device,
: > if enabled.
: >
: > If prefer having a known good device available for installs of software
: > which won't work over the LAN. 8-)
:
: Thanks Chris.
:
: --
: Paul Smith,
: Yeovil, UK.
: http://www.windowsresource.net/
:
: *Remove 'nospam.' to reply by e-mail*
:
:

PS, I have a Targus Noteworthy optical drive that the Toshiba is happy to
boot off. There's a list of optical drives that users have found compatible
with the M200 over at the TabletPCBuzz.com forums (it's one of the pinned
threads in the Toshiba forums)

Cheers
Ken

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"Ken Schaefer" <kenREMOVE@THISadOpenStatic.com> wrote in message
news:unum1UfSFHA.3704@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
: The Portege M200 has drivers for some external optical devices built into
: the machine's ROM. You will need a compatible PC-Card/PCMCIA or USB drive
: for this to work. Otherwise, you'll need to boot off a floppy disk or
: SD-Card (e.g. to MS DOS) and load your own USB drivers.
:
: Otherwise, you can definately install of the network using PXE-boot.
You'll
: need an appropriate DHCP and TFTP server running on the network for this
to
: work. I've used the instructions at this site to get this all working:
: http://home.allegiance.tv/~joem298/
:
: Cheers
: Ken
:
: --
: Blog: www.adopenstatic.com/cs/blogs/ken/
: Web: www.adopenstatic.com
:
:
: "Paul Smith" <Paul@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in message
: news:eD5hxpKSFHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
:: "Chris H." <winxpnews********.com> wrote in message
:: news:u2yccxGSFHA.2788@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
:: > Paul, I've got the Targus DVD for my M200, specifically for some of the
:: > reasons you've mentioned. I use Acronis True Image for my back-up
: images,
:: > stored on a second partition of the Tablet PC hard drive and on one of
: the
:: > LAN machines for duplication. The Toshiba M200 BIOS does allow you to
:: > boot/install from either another LAN computer or an external USB
device,
:: > if enabled.
:: >
:: > If prefer having a known good device available for installs of software
:: > which won't work over the LAN. 8-)
::
:: Thanks Chris.
::
:: --
:: Paul Smith,
:: Yeovil, UK.
:: http://www.windowsresource.net/
::
:: *Remove 'nospam.' to reply by e-mail*
::
::
:
:

"Ken Schaefer" <kenREMOVE@THISadOpenStatic.com> wrote in message
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> PS, I have a Targus Noteworthy optical drive that the Toshiba is happy to
> boot off. There's a list of optical drives that users have found
> compatible
> with the M200 over at the TabletPCBuzz.com forums (it's one of the pinned
> threads in the Toshiba forums)

Thanks! Should be with me later this week *hopefully*.

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Paul Smith <Paul@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote:

> "Ken Schaefer" <kenREMOVE@THISadOpenStatic.com> wrote in message
> news:eGhCgjgSFHA.3972@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > PS, I have a Targus Noteworthy optical drive that the Toshiba is happy to
> > boot off. There's a list of optical drives that users have found
> > compatible
> > with the M200 over at the TabletPCBuzz.com forums (it's one of the pinned
> > threads in the Toshiba forums)
>
> Thanks! Should be with me later this week *hopefully*.

As long as it wasn't the dodgy one I just saw go on ebay.co.uk the day
before yesterday - I did inform ebay, but it seems like they aren;t that
bothered



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