Installing Windows 7 - New Mac Mini no Optical Drive

Hello,
I would like to install a Windows 7 on a new 2011 no optical disk mini.
I am aware of how to do that, and what do I need to prepare, becouse there is not a optical disk in a mini.
Any ideas on if I can buy (download) a Windows 7 from www.microsoft.com and how to installed a downloaded package of Windows 7?
Anybody has successfully installed Windows 7?
Is there are way to install Windowx XP SP2 from CD (wireless shared cd from other computer)
Thanks

I think your best option is either buy an external dvd drive or if you have access to another Mac that does have a dvd drive, boot it into firewire disc mode (restart holding down the F key until you see a FireWire logo), using the appropriate firewire cable (depends on what kind of firewire connections the Macs have, 400 to 800 or 800 to 800) connect the two Macs together and the Mini will see the drives of the Mac booted into FireWire disc mode. Insert dvd and go about installing Windows...
On another note, I think Lion's version of BootCamp requires Windows 7 to install. If you already have Windows setup on a Mac with SnowLeopard and upgrade then it will work as normal, something to do with installing requires Windows 7.

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