installing windows without a cd drive

so, i have a tiny little netbook, and im tring to get a OS on there, the plan is windows/linux duelboot

now, ive not got a cd drive to install windows, atm it has no OS

i plugged the drive into my pc, and started the install process on the other netbook harddrive,

after it has copied the files and asked for a reboot to start the install, i turn the pc off, putt he drive into the netbook, and tried the install

it says that files are missing, like, all of them , im guessing this is due to the fact it is locked on to hardware, but i though copying the files would not effect it,

is there any other way, i have the following at my side ready for use

i have a memory stick if its possiable that way, its 4gb,

any ideas?

A 4 gig memory stick would be enough if you manage to get the windows/linux install CD iso written to it and your netbook can boot from an usb device. See for instance google search 'writing an iso to a usb drive'

1. You didn't mention what version of Windows you're attempting to install.
2. You didn't mention how you copy the files. If you didn't setup the drive to be a proper boot device, then it won't be able to work at all.

There are tons of examples of creating Windows boot USB drives. As already suggested, search Google!