Windows Imaging PXE Instructions

Posted on August 26th, 2010 by cmwindeb.
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Configure the machine to use PXE boot.

Press F12 when prompted during startup.

Enter the password for wbind52.

Select the image you wish to use from the menu.

Select the default which is to join the machine to a workgroup. Do not join the machine to the domain at this point.

During the first boot after the image has copied down, the machine will attempt to name itself based off of an inventory that was collected during the previous quarter. If the machine cannot find a record for itself, it will prompt for you to manually enter a name. This is done behind a lock screen to prevent users from interfering with the process. If it finds a record, it will rename and automatically reboot.

The next boot joins the machine to the domain and automatically reboots again.

The next boot installs the SCCM client and displays a completion summary. At this point the machine is complete.

Never log in to a machine that is completing the above process as any user except administrator.

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