HI..

I have just finished my WDS as I wanted with XP imaging and deploying, I would like to use that WDS with VMware.

I'm having problem capturing an xp image from vmware client.

1. XP runing under vmware

2. Ran sysprep

3. Reboot to PXE

4. Gets an IP from DHCP, loads imaging process

5. Does not see it's C: drive.

Am I missing something from xp build itself or do I need to get/twick the boot image?

Thanks.

sounds like you are missing the VMware hdd driver. "peimg /inf=path/to/vmscsi.inf path/to/mounted/PEimage" should do the trick

Thanks for that BJ-KAISER

Sorry to be little blunt...but how and where would you use that command?

Just a little bit more of explaination and help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards...

Edited November 20, 200817 yr by hh5th

You would use that durring your WinPE build process.

If you don't have a build process yet, and are just using the basic base winpe image, look in the docs and do a search for 'peimg'. That will take you to the sections you need that explain how to build a custom version of WinPE.

Thanks Jazkal.

I manage to have this working in part of stage now.

It sees the C:\ drive now but I cannot upload to WDS.

This must be the Virtual NIC missing....

I need to do the same thing as you pointed out....I gather that much but where would I download the driver from...?

Regards....

Thanks People....

I have found the driver and it seems to be working fine...

http://www.amd.com/us-en/ConnectivitySolut...%5E2486,00.html

Regards...

Opps....

I think I spoke too soon....

Capturing an image works fine but deploying an image does not work.

I did the same process to boot.wim file to inject scsi and network card which worked fine.

I uploaded or added boot image to WDS using just rebuilt .wim file.

And us a virtual xp client to boot off that boot image and error.

I must be doing something wrong with peimg and imagex

Anyone...?

Thanks....Guys...

I have found it and yes it was something to do with imagex and peimg.

Doing a little bit of reading and found there are 2 image within BOOT.WIM

Just had to mount the right one and most importly.....commit...

Thanks..