Install Windows with USB !!!

Hi I am just wondering if anyone knows a way of installing windows on a Netbook without a cd drive or a usb cd drive more on a usb PEN. I had a play today and it looked like its got ball ache written all over it

I failed at this over the weekend could do it with windows 7 easily and is same procedure for vista but struggled with XP have decided to obtain an external cd drive.

Installing Microsoft Windows XP from usb device (usb-stick, usb-hdd, SD card) simpler method [EeeUser Eee PC Wiki]

Has instruction for creating a usb stick install - dont know if that is what your after?

I searched google for it and found a video by a young kid on you tube that was very helpful even gave site to download software to make the usb key bootable. which mini laptop do you have as there are afew different ways to get them to boot from the usb I have done a Eee and a s10e Lenevo both need diferent things setting in the bios to boot!

I used something called WinSetupFromUSB (google it to find a download) to install Windows Server 2003 on a server with no CD/DVD drive using a 2GB pen drive, it was reasonably easy and from what I read it suggested that creating a USB pen with XP to install was even easier.

I have one of the Acer's but i know one of my schools is getting these in the summer term so could do with having a play soon as ill need to make a image to ghost them out. Thanks for your help guys i tried to create using the instructions above but kept getting a NTLR missing error tried 3 times then gave up before i lost the will to live

@alex do you have a link please?

Windows 7 instructions if anyone needs them:

Installing Win7 using a USB Stick | Media | TechNet Edge

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vt_8p0VllY"]YouTube - Installing Windows XP on a Netbook Via USB (Acer Aspire One)[/ame]

If you watch this its some young guy with step by step instructions its to download a program USB_Multiboot_10 (He has the Links) Sophos didnt like one of the files productcode when i tried to extract it but if you go in and delete it that should extract fine, you will need the xp disk and product code so far its all working from my usb which is further than ive got yet.

Thanks to everyone who has helped on this as netbooks seem to be getting put into a few schools although it is probablly better in the long run to get a usb CD drive to save all the messing arroud.

Steve