Thnx William for ur this valuable thread here i hv wat the problem n hope somthing from u, thnx in advance plz :-

I hv Toshiba laptop bought during 2003, but the cd drive is totally out of order. I hv supplied with external Floppy drive. I hv two recovery CDs for window xp SP1 also supplied by TOSHIBA. The window is crashed now there is nothing on the laptop. I can re-install/recover through the cds supplied by Toshiba only. Plz tell me wat is the best way to get back the system on again. My cd drive was not working, so i purchased sony cd drive (external) also, but Toshiba dont allow to boot from external cd drive. I even hv PC also. Hoping a fruitful reply. Thnx