My laptop is a Toshiba satellite P35 i had an overheating problem fix it but on the process i broke the CD drive connector so is not longer working before i try to format my laptop but in the middle the laptop shut it down cause the overheating prob, so i cant use the recovery dvd anymore get an external DVD drive but still, i dont know what to do, also try to copy the recovery DVD to an external HD and nothing what else i can do???

Here is the tutorial for installing XP on a laptop without CD-rom or floppy!

http://www.syschat.com/install-windo...py-cd-463.html