PXE issues - Part 2

Issue:
You get an IP address from your DHCP server but the system get stuck with contacting your PXE point, in the end you get a Vista boot error.

Solution:

Distribute always 64 bit to PXE point as well even for 32 bit machines


Almost all new computers these days are x64 capable even though you may only deploy a 32-bit operating system onto it. If the computer is x64 capable, then you must have an x64 boot image on the PXE Service Point, even if you are only planning to use a 32-bit boot image. The reason is that the PXE Service Point extracts certain files from the boot image that must be used in the very early stages of the PXE boot process. In this early stage, x64 files must be used on x64 capable hardware. Later in the process the PXE Service Point will determine that you want to use a 32-bit boot image and will revert to the 32-bit only code. But if you don't have the x64 boot image present on the PXE Service Point, it can't get past the early stages on x64 capable hardware.