Install Windows Server 2008 from a USB stick

Here is how you can create a Bootable Windows Server 2008 USB Stick

C:\> diskpart

DISKPART> list disk
Select the USB device
DISKPART> select disk 1
DISKPART> clean
DISKPART> create partition primary
DISKPART> select partition 1
DISKPART> active
DISKPART> format fs=fat32
DISKPART> assign
DISKPART> exit

xcopy X:\*.* /s/e/f Y:\

where X:\ is your mounted image or physical DVD and Y:\ is your USB
device