Satellite A200 System Recovery from USB drive

Hi all,
I have a A200-1BW laptop, the issue is that its CD/DVD is not working. I have all the 3 recovery CDs for Windows Vista (Ultimate) provided by Toshiba, but I cannot restore my system. Is it possible to copy the recovery CDs on USB drive and then execute the system recovery for windows vista (ultimate).
Regards,
Asad

Hi
I never tried that but I found this thread:
http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums//thread.jspa?messageID=228171
Check this. Maybe it would be helpful
You can also try to install fresh copy of Windows OS using the USB pen drive.
There are many instructions how to do that with Win 7. Just google
After installation of fresh Win 7 you could install the drivers from Toshiba European driver page.

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Message was edited: posting has been translated

I check everything has nothing to report ...
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