RIS to cdless/floppyless laptop

[Gavin Barnard]

I have setup a Win2k server installed RIS
I've followed this HOWTO http://support.microsoft.com/?
kbid=300483 to a T. On the laptop I boot up via PXE, I
press F12 to start network setup, enter my username and
password, I get to the press F6 to load SCSI/RAID drivers,
it loads all the drivers and then states "Starting Windows
2000." Then my laptop screen goes blank and doesn't come
back, Ctl/Alt/Del won't restart the system at this point.

Is there anything I'm doing wrong?

Also if you know of a way to build a floppy dos disk into
a Network bootable image via PXE that "works" emphasis on
the works.

 

[Steve Marfisi]

Sure , Gavin - a free solution, even, seeing that you are using
Windows 2000.

Check out http://www.emboot.com/risme.htm for information on the RIS
Menu Editor, and http://www.emboot.com/FREE_RIS_Menu_Editor.shtml to
download it.

If you need help with this or any other PXE solution, feel free to
contact me.

Steve Marfisi
emBoot Inc.
(e-mail address removed)

 

[NIC Student]

I noticed several KB articles on this topic, all of which are resolved by
installing the latest service pack.

What service pack do you have installed ont he RIS Server?

What service pack do have slipstreamed into the Win2000 Pro RIS image?

--
Scott Baldridge
Windows Server MVP, MCSE



I have setup a Win2k server installed RIS
I've followed this HOWTO http://support.microsoft.com/?
kbid=300483 to a T. On the laptop I boot up via PXE, I
press F12 to start network setup, enter my username and
password, I get to the press F6 to load SCSI/RAID drivers,
it loads all the drivers and then states "Starting Windows
2000." Then my laptop screen goes blank and doesn't come
back, Ctl/Alt/Del won't restart the system at this point.

Is there anything I'm doing wrong?

Also if you know of a way to build a floppy dos disk into
a Network bootable image via PXE that "works" emphasis on
the works.