Format the partition you are going to use for the install. Restart your computer. Go into the BIOS Change your boot order and Make the CD-ROM your boot drive. Inser the CD and restart the PC. When prompted, Press Any key to boot from CD-ROM..
That's it.
Note: Make sure that your computer is bootable by CD, otherwise this will not work.
Install Windows without a bootdisk
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