Re: Image Windows XP using WDS

"Steve" <Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I need to do simple imaging using WDS. All I want to be able to do right
now
is take an image of a WinXP machine and then be able to image other
machines
with that image. I have WDS set up on a Win2003 Server but thats about as
far
as I get before I hit a brick wall. The instructions are very muddy. When
I
boot an existing Xp machine with PXE it does not find the WDS server. I
get
PXE errors like tftp error and no file found. Can anyone point me to a
simple
step by step document on how to get this working? We have used Novell
Zenworks for imaging for years but we are trying to get away from that.

Steve,

Need to know a bit more about your setup! What version of Win 2003 server
are you running - Win 2003, or Win 2003 R2? What service pack is it? Have
you authorised your WDS server in active directory? Have you configured the
other tabs under server properties? i.e. PXE Response settings, Boot, DHCP
etc?

You _may_ need to add addition DHCP Scope options, specifically option 60 -
PXEClient, 66 - Boot Server Host Name & 67 - Boot File Name. Additionally
make sure you have the boot files referenced under the Boot tab, x86 -
Boot\x86\pxeboot.com, x64 - Boot\x64\pxeboot.com etc, and check those files
exist under <drive>\<Ris install>\Boot you should have at least x64, x86,
which need to have the boot files contained with in (there should be other
folders like fonts etc as well).

HTH

Ben


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