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 ====== Booting Windows XP SP2 over SMB ====== ====== Booting Windows XP SP2 over SMB ======
-Windows XP SP2's RIS support allows for it to boot entirely over SMB.+Windows XP SP2 Professional's RIS support allows for it to boot entirely over SMB.  ​(Technically,​ the initial boot files are transferred over TFTP.)
  
 ===== Setup the Share ===== ===== Setup the Share =====
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                  7 File(s) ​       297,807 bytes                  7 File(s) ​       297,807 bytes
                  5 Dir(s) ​  ​3,​403,​010,​048 bytes free                  5 Dir(s) ​  ​3,​403,​010,​048 bytes free
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 +Make a backup of the target'​s registry:
 +
 +  C:\>cd netxp\windows\system32
 +  C:​\NetXP\Windows\System32>​xcopy /e /h config Config.Untouched\
 +  ... ... ...
 +  73 File(s) copied
 +
 +Copy and decompress **I386\SETUPLDR.BI_** from your Windows XP installation disk as **C:​\NetXP\NTLDR**:​
 +
 +  C:​\NetXP\Windows\System32>​cd c:\netxp
 +  C:​\NetXP>​copy d:​\i386\setupldr.ex_ c:\netxp
 +          1 file(s) copied.
 +  ​
 +  C:​\NetXP>​expand setupldr.ex_ setupldr.exe
 +  Microsoft (R) File Expansion Utility ​ Version 5.1.2600.0
 +  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1990-1999. ​ All rights reserved.
 +  ​
 +  Expanding setupldr.ex_ to setupldr.exe.
 +  setupldr.ex_:​ 117845 bytes expanded to 240640 bytes, 104% increase.
 +  ​
 +  C:​\NetXP>​del setupldr.ex_
 +  ​
 +  C:​\NetXP>​attrib -s -h -r ntldr
 +  ​
 +  C:​\NetXP>​ren ntldr ntldr.old
 +  ​
 +  C:​\NetXP>​copy setupldr.exe ntldr
 +          1 file(s) copied.
 +
  
 ===== Modify the Directory Structure ===== ===== Modify the Directory Structure =====

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