Client computers that support remote installation must have one of the following configurations:

Net PCs

The Net PC is a highly manageable platform with the ability to perform a network boot, manage upgrades, and prevent users from changing the hardware or operating system configuration. Additional requirements for the Net PC are:

Other Computers

Computers that do not directly meet the Net PC specification can still interact with the RIS server. To enable remote installation on a computer that does not meet the Net PC specification:

  1. Install a network adapter card with a PXE boot ROM.
  2. Set the BIOS to start from the PXE boot ROM.
  3. Set the user rights and permissions as listed above for a Net PC.

If the network adapter card is not equipped with a PXE boot ROM, or the BIOS does not allow starting from the network adapter, create a remote installation boot disk by running the Windows 2000 Remote Boot Disk Generator, or Rbfg.exe. The Rbfg.exe utility is found in the \RemoteInstall\admin folder on the RIS server. You will also need to set the user rights and permissions as listed above for a Net PC.

Note   Laptop computers are not currently supported by RIS.