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Robert Kerr
Asked: 2011-08-30 15:36:26 +0800 CST

Host a PXE or network boot image on Windows 7 LAN?

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I've never booted with PXE or network share, but now need to reinstall an OS on my laptop with a dead DVD drive and no budget to replace it.

Looking for a free product to host the boot image on Windows 7, then connect to it via PXE or Network Share. I don't know which is better or easier. Looking for advice on that too. This is a one-shot problem and solution.

Let me know if you need more details.

windows pxe-boot netboot

2 Answers

  1. Is there any reason why an USB-based install won't work? It will be much simpler and faster. If it all possible, I would try to go that route. PXEboot can be... er... troublesome.

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  2. MDT will do. It's free, and pretty nice.

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/solutionaccelerators/dd407791

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