You'll be faced with this problem again no doubt, so best get yourself an external USB cd-dvd drive. You may want to consider a writable drive, as much for backing up your data as anything else. George. From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Saqib Sent: 07 July 2008 11:21 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Netbook Hello. I would like to install my scanners software on to my netbook. I don't know how I'm going to do this as the machine does not have a CD drive. I have a Cannon scanner.