Install xp from network cd drive

[Awal4real]

Hello,
I have a dell latitude c610 laptop with internal CD-RW which is not reading any CD kept in it. Now the operating system on it has corrupted and I wish to install win xp on it from my desktop CD ROM drive networked with a LAN Crossover cable to the laptop.
Please help me on how to carry out this process so that the laptop can read the installation files from my desktop CD-ROM drive.

 

[Emerald]

I wish to install win xp on it from my desktop CD ROM drive networked with a LAN Crossover cable to the laptop

will not work the cd needs to run directly on the computer.

does the c610 allow you to boot of the USB drive? If yes you could create a bootable USB flash drive with a copy of XP on it.