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How to build a PXE bootable LiveXP image

  1. Download my Krokodox_util.script, it includes the installation for the crucial Microsoft RAMDisk driver.
  2. Copy the script to your WinBuilder\Projects\LiveXP\Apps directory and refresh/restart WinBuilder.
  3. Make sure that this script is selected to be included in your LiveXP build!
  4. Build a LiveXP image.

    NOTE: the finalized .ISO image must be under 512 MB in size in order for the TFTP server to download it properly!

    NOTE: the computer that is to boot this image *must* have enough RAM to both have place for the .ISO image AND for the OS to use! So if your image is 160 MB then the target computer should have at least 512 MB RAM!
  5. Copy your .ISO image to the TFTPRoot directory, if you have installed the Microsoft's TFTP server as per PXE/TFTP server setup then the directory should contain the following files:

  1. If your target computer has an embedded NIC then enable the boot PROM in the computer's BIOS and also set the boot order so that the computer tries PXE boot before CD/HD boot.

    If your computer has an add-on NIC then enter it's BIOS when the computer boots and set it to PXE boot. Also check the computer's BIOS bootorder so that it tries PXE boot.
  2. Boot the target computer, I assume that it is connected to the same LAN as the PXE/TFTP server, it will not work otherwise! :)
  3. If the target computer's BIOS and NIC settings are in order then the computer should initiate communications with the DHCP server upon boot, and you should see a request to press F12 for PXE boot.
  4. The computer should now start to download the .ISO image. This takes forever! On my setup the transfer uses about 3 Mbps whichs means that it takes a couple of minutes.
  5. Once the image is downloaded into RAM the image tries to boot from it. If all goes well then you should see your LiveXP up and running after a while.

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