How do I install software from the original CD to a USB stick?

My netbook does not have a slot for CD's so thats why I need the software to go on a usb and then stick it in my netbook. How do I make it work so the software copies over to the usb and from the usb to my netbook?How do I install software from the original CD to a USB stick?on your main computer and on your netbook, Download and install Daemon Tools lite, which is a free imaging tool. use your main computer to make an ISO or MDX image of your disc that you can put on a thumb drive. cd images will be about 640 mb, dvd images will be 4.5GB, so make sure your thumb drive is big enough. then you can open that image and mount as a virtual drive on your netbook using the same Daemon tools.How do I install software from the original CD to a USB stick?Have you tried dragging the contents of the CD into the USB stick?