Topic: PXE installation of Windows XP
I recently started to test out PXE-based install of Windows by using a thirdparty BINL server / TFTP server, so not using Microsoft's RIS, which requires a domain controller with active directory. The M1 method might work (not actually tested at the moment, as when using it, not ALL drivers will fit in the oemdrivers path in winnt.sif)... but M2 method is currently broken for the PXE method as Windows setup will complain that the fake setup.exe from driverpacks cannot be found dunno the exact message, but it comes to that
If anyone has a 2nd PC (or just VMware) and wants to try out the PXE based install...
http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/directory/232 for the Linux-based PXE server with Windows Remote install support (works out of the box). Or http://www.vhware.org/Guide_From_Base_I … FTPD32.rar to make your Windows XP (or possibly W2003 server too) a PXE/RIS server.