How to install Windows 7 from the network?
Problem
Is it possible to install Windows 7 (Current RTM Version) on a computer without using removable media like DVD or USB? The first thing that comes to my mind is through the network, but I don't have experience of doing a fresh install of Windows 7 via the network. How to install Windows 7 via the network without any removable media? P.S. I know some may think that doing so, is just a waste of time and it's easier to do it with removable media, but in the current situation the target PC neither has CD/DVD Drive nor supports booting from USB. And in addition to that, the target computer is connected to the network via a wireless connection (I don't know if it will cause any problems with the installation).
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Fix for: How to install Windows 7 from the network?
I just did this (2011-04-01), and this question consistently ranked high in my googling, so I'll throw down a way-after-the-fact answer with the notes about what I learned. Hopefully this will fill in some blanks. Source OS was Win7 x64. Source machine: This machine must have a static IPv4 address. This example will use . This machine must have a Windows installation in a shared folder somewhere. This example will use This example will log in to the source machine with user and password . Use t…
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