How can i install Windows through a network?

Question

ive been trying to install windows to a laptop of mine using the cd but it says no hard drive detected and then it says that the hard drive its detected, so i want to install it trhough the network so i wont have to be dealing with the hard drive issue, beacuse the hard drive is brand new

Answer 1

The hard drive issue will NOT go away if you do a network install. You are trying to install ONTO the hard drive. In any case a network install requires a special server running a specific installer, a network boot disk and a pre-prepared disk image on that server. Without this setup you will not be able to start the network as there is no OS to run it.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Download GHOST for version: XP，ISO format.

1. Install the virtual cd-rom，upload theISO files，make the copies of GHOST.EXE and *.gho on disk D，(any disks but not C is ok.)  You'd better save them in the same directory.

2. Download the DOS tool and install it in XP. Then you will have an option to go into DOS when you boot it. In DOS mode, resore *.GHO back to disk C；Note: you can learn GHOST online.

3. If you downloaded the installation version, do as step 1to make a copy of I386 files into disk D after the imput of ISO. The same as step 2,  into DOS ans then upload smartdrv.exe,

Run winnt.exe/D I386. Be sure that the disk C has been formated