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windows installer keeps asking for cd when try to install software from a external drive

inneka63

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Nov 17, 2013
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I have software that I copied to a extenal l drive to install it on a laptop with no cd drive. Every time I start the install process it after i put in my product key code then it click install it ask for the cd to be put in the cd rom drive. Now I have installed this program on 2 other of my computers but this problem on occurred on this computer. Please help I need this software. I copied the file to the desktop and tried to run it that way because I did it on the other computer and it worked. Please help!!!!!!!!
 
The software is probably coded and designed to look for an optical drive.

Do you have a licence to run it on 3 computers?

What software is it anyway?


Not enough information dude.