Virgin CDROM question.

I am about to order Virgin broadband, but messed up my CD-ROM drive
making it inoperable.

Can someone who has Virgin confirm that the drivers I can download at
http://speedtouch.virgin.net/drivers.asp are the same as those that come
with the CD at
http://www.virgin.net/customers/broa...tall_CD_pc.htm

The second page says: "This will now automatically install the
Speedtouch USB Driver and program files for you." So, does that mean I
have to use the CD because there are "program files" as well as the drivers?

Thanks.

On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 22:28:26 +0000, Big Squidger
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I am about to order Virgin broadband, but messed up my CD-ROM drive
>making it inoperable.

They're dirt cheap new. Be a devil, treat yourself.
--
Cheers,

Guy

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** resist the temptation to beat the living daylights
** out of someone who richly deserves it.

Dr Teeth wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 22:28:26 +0000, Big Squidger
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>>I am about to order Virgin broadband, but messed up my CD-ROM drive
>>making it inoperable.
>
>
> They're dirt cheap new. Be a devil, treat yourself.
> --
Point taken. I use a laptop, so would need an external drive, I guess.
Amazon have them for £48.

Big Squidger <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Dr Teeth wrote:
>> On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 22:28:26 +0000, Big Squidger
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I am about to order Virgin broadband, but messed up my CD-ROM drive
>>>making it inoperable.
>>
>>
>> They're dirt cheap new. Be a devil, treat yourself.
>> --
> Point taken. I use a laptop, so would need an external drive, I guess.
> Amazon have them for ?48.

Laptop CD mechanisms are fairly standard - replacing the interior unit
isn't that hard (IME), you can get a suitable CD from ebay.