I am trying to deploy Windows Embedded Standard 7 from our WDS server, built on Windows Server 2008 R2. I've added the install.wim file from the WES7 DVD, and I can see it listed under Install Images in the WDS control panel, but it doesn't appear as an option on the client computer when I boot into PXE. I've also tried restarting the WDS service, as well as theWDSUTIL /Update-ServerFiles command, to no avail.
Searches have given me 3 possible causes, all of which have been ruled out:
- Wrong Architecture - I have tried both x86 and x64 client machines, and other x86 images are showing up and installing fine
- File permissions - I have double-checked that users have write access to the folder holding the WIM files - again, other images in the same folder work fine.
- HAL mismatch - the WES7 image has the same HAL type (acpiapic) as other images that are working.
Is there something I'm missing here? I'm using the boot.wim from the standard Windows 7 install DVD - does this make a difference?