Installing windows xp

Hello, on one of my comps the disk drive is a bit dodgey and was wondering is it possible if i wipe the hard drive using f disk then could i use an external disk drive to install windows using the disk? if so could you tell me how i could go about doing this thanks.

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I assume you are talking about the optical drive being a bit dodgey.
Just purchase an external optical drive and set your BIOS to boot from USB. First, check to make sure your computer supports that. If not, then just replace the drive?

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