Maelstorm Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Here's what I want to do.I have a Unix server (FreeBSD) running Samba which is configured as a WINS server. This machine is also running ISC-BIND and ISC-DHCPD. The DHCP server software does support the BOOTP protocol.What I want to do is when a workstation on the LAN boots off the network (PXE boot), I want it to load and run a unattended Windows XP installation (Like one of my DVDs, without the DVD). I have done some reading on this, and there was something about creating a boot image for the workstation (A bootable stub?) and a RAM drive. A better way would be to have the machine boot into a menu off the network so you can select different items from a menu such as an option to repair a windows XP installation or to perform an unattended install.From what I understand, it's possible, but I have no idea how to make this work. Should I have it start the Windows installation from a Windows PE kernel or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romsempire Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Read here.You could study structure of Ultimate Deployment appliance. It's a wmvare image based on linux.It is setted for unattended installations and PE boot from pxe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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