Connect PCs CD / DVD Drive To My Laptop
Jan 22, 2009
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T61, type 7659, model 2DM laptop. I am trying to use a self-made windows xp pro. disk to use the Repair function on my laptop. This is for multiple reasons, one of them being that in Display Properties the Desktop tab has dissapeared. Nothing on the internet can change the fact. I have backed up all of my settings, just in case. Can you tell me three things?
(1). If everything stuffs up, and i use my backup to fix my computer, will i need all of my disks to reinstall my programs?
(2). Is it possible to connect my pc's cd/dvd drive (PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-115D) to my laptop?
(3). If it is possible, HOW do i do it?
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