How do you load new software into one of these wee netbooks that don't have a CD drive?

Kind of related but different - I'm trying to install Belkin drivers for a wireless PCMCIA card on an historic laptop and it just won't play ball via a CF card in a PCMCIA adapter - so how do folk get on with these new machines?

 

Try file Hippo

There is a quick download on the top right of the homepage that scans your pc for new software updates

FREE UPDATE CHECKER

http://www.filehippo.com/

 

Bit of a long route, but if you have a computer with a cd drive, an ethernet switch (often found in the back of wireless routers, just lots of ethernet ports), an ethernet port on your netbook and 2 ethernet leads, it should work

Set up the computer to share it's cd drive, by right clicking on it, sharing, then there's an option for who has access, set it to everyone. Connect both of your computers to the switch with ethernet cables. Then you need to navigate with your netbook, using explorer, to the drive. This is where I'm a bit unsure on how exactly to do it, as I'm running mac at home, I use XP at work. I've done it a couple of times as my old work laptop didn't have a DVD drive to install some software.