Creating a Remote Boot Image (Windows Embedded Standard 2009)

4/23/2012

To create a Remote Boot image

Verify that the available RAM for the client computer accommodates the size of the run-time image and required run-time RAM to be copied into RamDisk. Also, verify that the available RAM provides enough free space for the image to operate once it has been installed.
Using the Target Designer tool, create a run-time image for your Remote Boot device.
Configure the run-time image to boot from drive C.
If the Windows folder is different than C:\Windows, you must use the Boot.ini option to remotely boot the device.
Include the Windows RAM Disk Driver component in your image.
Verify that your image is 500 megabytes (MB) or less. This includes additional free space for temporary files, such as Internet Explorer cache files.
If you require unique security identifiers, you must add the System Cloning Tool component to your image. You must also verify that no custom components have been installed that will cause a reboot of the client computer after the cloning operation has completed.

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