“How are 3rd party software packages installed? With no optical drive, how are 3rd party software packages on disk, like my copy of Photoshop, installed?”

Asked by Anonymous 12 years ago

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My wife has an ultra book and I have the surface pro 2. We share an external optical drive for our DVD installations.
I would recommend:
- Toshiba - 24x Write/24x Rewrite/24x Read CD - 8x Write DVD External USB 2.0 DVD-Writer Drive - Black
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Answered by j4ckimedes 12 years ago
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Hello there, You are able to use most third party external disc drives to install software to the Surface Pro 2. For more information, please visit : http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/surfpro-surfdevice/external-cd-drive-on-surface-pro/ee43d467-fefc-424f-81de-d8c4806f1fe9 I hope this was helpful to you.
Answered by MicrosoftOutreachTeam 12 years ago
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