[syslinux] Can PXELinux be used to deploy windows ?

[Matt Hyclak]

On Tue, Oct 17, 2006 at 02:42:09PM +0100, Ryan McLean enlightened us:
> >I just added a link to "unattended"
> >at http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/UseCases#PXELINUX
> >
> >
> >HtH
> >GSt
> 
> Thanks that looks to be quite useful.
> 
> Just while i am on the subject can ISOLinux start a windows install?
> (yes i am obsessed with windows installs this week :( )
> 
> The reason i ask is, that in my company our trainers use both windows and 
> linux for software demos.
> And rather than have a cd / dvd for linux & one for windows i would like 
> to consolidate both Linux and
> windows onto one DVD, boot to ISOLinux and use the vesamenu system to 
> display a choice of OS to
> install to the users.
> 

That's what unattended does. It boots from ISOLinux into a minimal linux
environment, connects via cifs to the remaining files it needs (installers
and the like), then uses dosemu to launch winnt.exe to perform the install.

Matt

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