Hey, I've been trying to research this, but I'm not finding an obvious solution and I need to take a nap, so I'll try my luck here. Basically, I'm trying to format my hard drive so I can install ...

Even if you succeed, Windows doesn't boot well from read-only media like CDs. For a bootable Windows CD, you want to look into WinPE, also available in customized forms such as BartPE.