How to re-install Win XP on Portege 3500?

Hi!
I've got a problem with our Portege P3500 (PP350E):
The Windows XP Tablet PC Edition on it is currently still running, but due to a lot of installed and improperly de-installed software, it's very slow, so I'd like to re-install the OS "from scratch".
I've still got the two original "rescue CDs" that came with the Tablet PC, but there's neither a CD-ROM nor a floppy disc drive in the laptop.
I've tried connecting an external DVD drive via USB, but the laptop wouldn't boot from that. (And I don't know if the recovery CDs are bootable at all.)
To make a long story short: How can (re-)install Windows XP TPE on our Portege?
Thanks in advance,
Sebastian

Hi
The problem is that you can not boot from a USB CD/DVD drive. This is not supported by BIOS and will not function. You can boot from external PCMCIA CD/DVD drive but not from USB CD/DVD drive.
I dont know if it will help you but I found an old, useful forum thread which describes a procedure how to install windows without usage of CD/DVD drive.
http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=19232&messageID=70382
Check it out!

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