Can't install Windows in 21.5-inch iMac.

I have a 21.5 inch iMac. I used to have Windows on it with the help of Bootcamp, but when i tried to reinstall it after stupidly removing it, it didn't work. I have tried a lot of ways of reinstalling it. After upgrading from snow leopard my Superdrive stopped working so I couldn't install from a Windows DVD. So I tried to install it with a Windows USB, but it just wouldn't want to boot from it even when I tried to do it with rEFIT. I even tried copying all the files from a Windows computer to a partition I made. I was so desperate I installed Windows on my sister's Macbook with a USB (which was suprisingly easy to do) and tried to copy all those files to a partition I made.
Just now I downloaded a copy of snow leopard (because my snow leopard DVD cannot be read by my Superdrive) in the hope my Superdrive would be fixed that way. I put it on a USB and booted from it but nothing happened. It just froze on the white screen with the apple in the middle.
When I tried to use parrallels I couldn't get directx to work and frankly I prefer to have my Windows working at full speed.
Any suggestions?

Gradii wrote:
Yeah, tried that a few weeks ago and it didn't change a thing.
Reboot Windows into safe mode, see if it works then, if yes your problem is caused by something installed (3rd party) in your user account in Windows.

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