Bootcamp xp, dead superdrive. Flash Drive options?

Hello all,
My superdrive is dead and I was wondering if I can still install bootcamp via bootable flash drive. I made an image of my xp pro cd and I'm not sure what I can do from here. Thanks
K

Hi,
haven't tried it myself and it may not even work with Macs, but have a look here http://www.vandomburg.net/installing-windows-xp-from-usb/
Regards
Stefan

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