Cannot install windows, cannot start off Windows disc.

I don't know what the issue is, I thought that one cannot install off an external optical drive but I've read online people are doing this and getting results.
My internal SupaDupa is dead after two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan (not my laptop, not my tours) and I pulled it because I thought it was causing conflicts. However, I still have not been able to boot from the Windows disc after setting up a Windows partition from Utilities > Boot Camp Assistant.
Anyone have a shortcut for me here?
thanks,
-Tim
-edit-
for clarification: the things available to me:
one (1) MacBook 13" 2Ghz Core 2 Duo / 1BG 667Mhz ram / 320GB HD split into 50GB for Win and the rest for OS X.
two (2) external CD Drives. One Targus DVD-ROM/CD-ROM USB (ADV01US) and the second a LaCie FireWire DVD+-RW Porsche drive.
one (1) Windows XP sp2 CD-ROM
one (1) external FireWire or USB HDD 80GB SATA just in case it's needed
bunch (a lot) of Flash drives in various capacities up to 16GB
the (one) Internet to get information
(copy pasted from the original thread, http://www.maclife.com/forums/post/1744915, on MacLife.)
Basically, I get this: ( http://computerdivas.com/old/misc/macbook/5.jpg ) when I try to boot from the Windows CD, and I've tried a few different ways and nothing is working.
Thanks in advance,
-Tim
Message was edited by: Timothy Shpirniy

Yes, I have a few different versions of windows to try, and two are straight OEM discs.
When I let the Mac try to boot up automagically into setup, I get a rotation of the ? folder, the (/) prohibited sign and the Mac face.
When I hold down option it sometimes sees the Windows disc sometimes not, but choosing it (when I see it) gives me the same cycle of no-go. (See above)
When I try to use an alternate boot method such as rEFIt, I get the firmware errors which makes me think that the problem does not lie within the discs.
The MacBook is on 10.6.latest right now.

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