Client computers that support remote installation must have one of the following configurations:
- A configuration meeting the Network PC (Net PC) specification.
- A network adapter card with a Pre-Boot Execution Environment (PXE) boot ROM, and BIOS support for starting from the PXE boot ROM. PXE defines the way in which a computer should load its operating system from a remote boot server.
- A supported network adapter card and a remote installation boot disk.

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:
- The network adapter must be set as the primary boot device within the system BIOS.
- The user account that will be used to perform the installation must be granted the "Log on as a batch job" user right. This is set by using Group Policy. For more information on Group Policy, see module 8, "Using Group Policy to Manage Desktop Environments" in course 1560, Updating Support Skills from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Windows 2000.
- Users must be granted permission to create computer accounts in the domain that they are joining. The domain is specified in the Advanced Settings on the RIS server.
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:
- Install a network adapter card with a PXE boot ROM.
- Set the BIOS to start from the PXE boot ROM.
- 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. |