unsure about deploying an image via WDS

[dibekem]

Morning guys.

 

I got the task to deploy a windows 7 image to various pc using windows deployment services.

 

This site has recently bought some new all in one dell computers and the people who install the machines also set up Windows Deployment

Services on the server that this site uses.

 

I never used this program and I can’t ask the people who set it up how to use it so that is why I’m here.

 

There are two images in the Install Image section. One is labelled as windows 7 64 bit and the other labelled as dell optiplex 3240 win 7 64bit

which I believe is the image they deployed to the new all in one pcs.

 

I did a bit of research and I think to deploy either of this images I have to right click and select Create Multitask Transmission which I did. After I believe you go to a pc and press f12 to get the pc boot from the pxe. This does work but then it says file not found and very quickly boots to the existing OS.

 

I’m I missing a step here?

Any help would be much appreciated!

 

Thanks

 

[kennysarmy]

Morning guys.

 

I got the task to deploy a windows 7 image to various pc using windows deployment services.

 

This site has recently bought some new all in one dell computers and the people who install the machines also set up Windows Deployment

Services on the server that this site uses.

 

I never used this program and I can’t ask the people who set it up how to use it so that is why I’m here.

 

There are two images in the Install Image section. One is labelled as windows 7 64 bit and the other labelled as dell optiplex 3240 win 7 64bit

which I believe is the image they deployed to the new all in one pcs.

 

I did a bit of research and I think to deploy either of this images I have to right click and select Create Multitask Transmission which I did. After I believe you go to a pc and press f12 to get the pc boot from the pxe. This does work but then it says file not found and very quickly boots to the existing OS.

 

I’m I missing a step here?

Any help would be much appreciated!

 

Thanks

 

 

Hi

 

I suggest you do a bit of reading...

 

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771670%28v=ws.10%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

[dibekem]

Thanks

[LeMarchand]

Sounds like they haven't created the boot/deploy image (and so probably haven't done the capture one either).

 

I found this article more user-friendly than the Technet one: PeteNetLive - KB0000735 - Windows Server 2012 - Windows Deployment Services - Deploying Windows 8 - Part 1: Install and Configure WDS | PeteNetLive

[dibekem]

I didn't have to as it was already there. Its working now. There was a tftp or something like that in processes that was conflicting with the wds. Once i stopped that and restarted the wds it was working. Thanks anyway