Normally I would say boot from the XP CD.  That would get you to the 
"format HD then install" option.  Is that an option with your USB CD drive?

David VanHorn wrote:
> Anyone have a clue on how to reinstall XP pro over XP pro SP2?
> Doing it conventionally, gives me an error that the version I'm trying to
> install is older than the one on the disk.
> It seems that there should be a "just do it dammit" option somewhere.
>
>
> Constraints:  The machine has no CDrom other than USB, and no floppy.
> (Toshiba Libretto L1)
>
>
>
>   

-- 
http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
View/change your membership options at
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist