Can I add XP to my acer aspire using a male to male USB?

Discussion in 'Acer Aspire One' started by gutbucket, Nov 23, 2008.

  1. gutbucket

    gutbucket

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    Greetings,

    I have an Acer Asipre one Linux with 120GB memory. I want install Windows XP. Can I use another laptop as a CD drive and link up to my aspire via male to male USB cable? How do I delete linux?

    Also, movie's won't play -- only the sound comes out. How would I install media player?

    Thanks for your time.

    Gutbucket
     
    gutbucket, Nov 23, 2008
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    If you want to fry the motherboards on one or both of your computers, a male-male USB connector is fine ;)

    USBs carry 5v, so having a male-male cable connected to two computers is not a good idea.

    If you want to install WinXP on your AAO, I suuggest making a bootable USB flash drive.

    I think you need the correct video codec to get your media player to display video correctly. Read this thread to get started.
     
    the100thmonkey, Nov 23, 2008
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