You can always get someone to copy the scanner cd software to a usb stick and load the software from it onto the machine. Mark Threadgold The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act... _____ From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Saqib Sent: 07 July 2008 11:48 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Netbook Hi George what's the price range on those External drives. Backing up data shouldn't be a problem as it has 3 USB ports and I have a few memory sticks lying around. ----- Original Message ----- From: George Bell <mailto:george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 11:42 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Netbook 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.