Deploying Windows XP via Windows Deployment Services

[Guest]

Hi. I am trying to deploy Windows XP SP2 using the Windows Deployment
Services. My original server configuration was a Windows 2003 Server with
SP2, WAIK, and WDS with native mode installed. I created an unattend.xml
using the example in the Windows Deplyment Services Update Step-by-Step Gide
for Windows Server 2003 whitepaper -- I have been mainly working for this
documentation. I created a sysprep file, but I'm not postive that it was a
100% correct, but everytime after I made teh sysprep file and rebooted the
reference pc, it would reimage itself. If I placed a pc with no OS in the
test enviroment, I would get the PXE boot screen, but nothing would happen.

I know most of the WDS documentation deals with deplying Vista, but my
company is no where near rolling out that OS. I'm confused on what the WDS
server should have installed in order to deploy XP SP2 and also on what I
need to do to make XP SP2 deploy since it is now considered a legacy OS. I
have been working on this for about a week. Could someone please give me step
by step instructions on how to deploy XP SP2 via WDS? Thank you for your time
and attention.

 

[Ben]

Temarias,

I'm currently in a similar situation, although I'm trying to deploy Win XP
x64, and having difficulties.

If its XP 32 bit, then the following post by Jibin should help you get it up
and running:

http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1522274&SiteID=17

On the WDS server side:
1. Right click the boot image on WDS GUI
2. Click Create Capture Boot Image
3. Enter a name (different from your boot image, say, Windows PE
Capture(X86)) for the caputre image
4. Choose a location and a name (again different from your boot image, say,
WinPECapture.vim) to save the capture image
5. Click OK
6. Click Finish
7. Right click Boot Images folder
8. Click Add Boot Image
9. Browse to select WinPECapture.vim, then Next, Next, Next, Finish
10. Right click your boot image (not the capture image) to disable it. (It's
not demanded, but good to isolate problem if there is any occur)

On the reference computer:
1. Create a directory under C: drive name it say sysprep
2. Copy all file from C:\WINDOWS\system32\deploy.cab to this folder
3. Start a command propmt, change directory to c:\sysprep
4. Type sysprep /reseal /reboot
5. When your reference computer reboots, press F12
6. The Image Capture Wizard should start (since we disabled boot image on
WDS server, suppose that only the capture image is enabled), click Next
7. Choose Volume to Capture (most likely is C, enter a name and description
for your image, then click Next
8. On Image Capture Destination page, browse to the location where you want
to save the image, say C:\
9. Type a name in File name box, say win2k3ee.vim, then click Save.
10. Click Upload image to WDS server
11. Type your WDS server name, click Connect
12. Type user name and password which has admin access to your WDS server
13. Choose an Image Group
14. Click Finish

If you/anyone manages to get a 64bit install working, please let me know
how!!

Ben

 

[Guest]

Thanks Ben. I will try this solution.

Temarias,

I'm currently in a similar situation, although I'm trying to deploy Win XP
x64, and having difficulties.

If its XP 32 bit, then the following post by Jibin should help you get it up
and running:

http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1522274&SiteID=17

On the WDS server side:
1. Right click the boot image on WDS GUI
2. Click Create Capture Boot Image
3. Enter a name (different from your boot image, say, Windows PE
Capture(X86)) for the caputre image
4. Choose a location and a name (again different from your boot image, say,
WinPECapture.vim) to save the capture image
5. Click OK
6. Click Finish
7. Right click Boot Images folder
8. Click Add Boot Image
9. Browse to select WinPECapture.vim, then Next, Next, Next, Finish
10. Right click your boot image (not the capture image) to disable it. (It's
not demanded, but good to isolate problem if there is any occur)

On the reference computer:
1. Create a directory under C: drive name it say sysprep
2. Copy all file from C:\WINDOWS\system32\deploy.cab to this folder
3. Start a command propmt, change directory to c:\sysprep
4. Type sysprep /reseal /reboot
5. When your reference computer reboots, press F12
6. The Image Capture Wizard should start (since we disabled boot image on
WDS server, suppose that only the capture image is enabled), click Next
7. Choose Volume to Capture (most likely is C, enter a name and description
for your image, then click Next
8. On Image Capture Destination page, browse to the location where you want
to save the image, say C:\
9. Type a name in File name box, say win2k3ee.vim, then click Save.
10. Click Upload image to WDS server
11. Type your WDS server name, click Connect
12. Type user name and password which has admin access to your WDS server
13. Choose an Image Group
14. Click Finish

If you/anyone manages to get a 64bit install working, please let me know
how!!

Ben

 

[Guest]

Have You tried this?
x64-based client computers do not receive an x64-based Windows PE boot
image. This can occur if the PXE basic input/output system (BIOS)
implementation of the network booting computer does not correctly identify
itself as supporting x64-based computers. To work around this issue, enable
architecture detection in the boot programs by typing the following at a
command prompt:

WDSUTIL /set-server /architecturediscovery:yes

 

[Guest]

Not yet. But thanks fo the tip.

Have You tried this?
x64-based client computers do not receive an x64-based Windows PE boot
image. This can occur if the PXE basic input/output system (BIOS)
implementation of the network booting computer does not correctly identify
itself as supporting x64-based computers. To work around this issue, enable
architecture detection in the boot programs by typing the following at a
command prompt:

WDSUTIL /set-server /architecturediscovery:yes