Re: Remote Boot Windows XPE?

IIRC, you can use RBS on an XP Pro machine as long as you have access to a DHCP server (DHCP server could be running on WS2003 or
even linux box). Basically you only need to set up DHCP options to direct the clients to the right TFTP server on the network.

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KM


"Sean Liming (MVP)" <sean_liming@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:eMtqxdeNIHA.2308@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

There are two versions that come with the XPe CD - one for W2K server and the other for Win2003 Server. XP Pro is not supported
because you need a DHCP server

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Sean Liming
www.sjjmicro.com / www.seanliming.com
Book Author - XP Embedded Advanced, XP Embedded Supplemental Toolkit
"Luke Alcatel" <luke@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23U0hs6dNIHA.5264@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
At the risk of correcting Sean I believe that the RBS that comes "in the box" is compatible with W2K and XP Pro but not W2003
Server. There is an update that you can download for W2003.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=32379B6F-1F3A-4194-8E26-A4C9653ADBC5&displaylang=en

Luke

"Sean Liming (MVP)" <sean_liming@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OKOVPRVNIHA.4656@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Yes, XPe can boot from an network and load the image to run in RAM. The
tools come with a Remote Boot Service object ot install on Windows 2003
server with DHCP enabled.

The image will have to run on a hard drive first to get past FBA, and then
you can create the final downloadable carrier file. The amount of RAM in the
target must be twice the image size.

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Regards,

Sean Liming
www.sjjmicro.com / www.seanliming.com
Book Author - XP Embedded Advanced, XP Embedded Supplemental Toolkit
"Benjamintohc" <Benjamintohc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C765DB2E-47CE-4A75-90A6-EDB24CFD3712@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I need to boot 32 diskless clients on my test setup into Windows XP/E through
network boot. Is this possible?

I cannot install Windows into any of the 32 x86 clients due to space
contraints but I can have a PXE server available.

Is this possible? What charges ($$$) am I looking at?

Thanks in advance folks






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