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547560 2007-05-06 02:17:00 Hi, I have a computer with a bad cd drive, and am therefore unable to install XP from the CD. Is there any way of installing XP over the network (e.g. using PXE Boot)?

Thanks
Sparq
sparq (4550)
547561 2007-05-06 02:34:00 Replace the cd?

Dont know about PXE boot, never heard of it and never used it.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
547562 2007-05-06 02:56:00 You could use PXE Boot but it might be worth sharing a cd drive on another networked PC & install from there, never tried it but should work. snoopy (74)
547563 2007-05-06 05:52:00 You could use PXE Boot but it might be worth sharing a cd drive on another networked PC & install from there, never tried it but should work.
I was partly asking because I want to know how to install over the network anyway, as it might come in handy some day :)
sparq (4550)
547564 2007-05-06 07:35:00 There are lots of sites on the net talking about MSWindows unattended installs - these can be done locally or across a network - for example:

www.itpro.co.uk
johnd (85)
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