When you have a netbook, installing software at times can be a challenge. The reason is that these devices do not come with a CD ROM or DVD ROM drive where you normally would put your CDs into in order to get software installed onto your machine. Below we discuss some ways that are available that will help you install software to your netbook so that you can use the applications that you want to run.

The first thing that you can do is download the software. There are tons of applications that you can download online. Some of these are free and some are paid applications. This takes having to have a CD ROM out of the picture since you just need an internet connection.

Take your CDs with installation files on them and use them on a different computer like your desktop. Take the application files and copy them to a USB drive or even an SD card. With this, put it into your netbook and run the installation from there. This gets the files onto your computer without having to worry about having the physical drive which does not exist.

Some home networks have the ability to share your CD ROM across the network. This means that you can put the CD into a different computer but still access the files from your netbook. This is a very effective way to put software on your netbook despite the missing drive.

Another option involves not installing any software at all. You can use something called cloud based software. This means using applications that are on the internet. There are all sorts of cloud based applications if you search and look for them. There are things that you can find that will suit your purposes when you are using these types of online applications.

You can also just purchase an external CD ROM drive. These will provide you with what you need to quickly install your software. You don’t have to take these around with you. Just use them when you need to install software.

Leo has been writing articles online for nearly 4 years now. He also publishes reviews of various consumer products. Come visit his latest websites that review Mobile Monopoly by Adam Horwitz and Auto Traffic Avalanche by Kieran Gill & Imran S.