> The virtual partition file is created within the
> system partition, which is the partition that windows
> booted from (which is not always the same as the
> partition that contains the actual OS files). If your
> client machine has a small partition that contains
> the NT loader then runs Windows from the second,
> larger partition then it is possible that the first
> partition is too small to create the virtual
> partition file.
> If the FAT partition is a Ghost Boot Partition then
> everything should be fine. Are you able to watch the
> client machine while the task is running to see if it
> attempts to restart? If it does restart into DOS and
> then immediately reboot back to windows then the
> network driver is probably not working.
> If this is the case, you could try turning off the
> "Plug'n'play OS" setting in the machine's BIOS. Some
> DOS network drivers require this setting to be off
> when used from a hard drive.
It happens exactly like what you said. It starts up in DOS environment and then restarts back to Windows XP immediately.
The client PC is a Dell Optiplex GX280. It has Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX Gigabit Controller Ethernet card. Also in BIOS setting I can't find the option to disable Plug-n-Plug OS.
I try both Packet Driver and NDIS2 Driver to create network templates for the client. The NDIS2 driver works perfectly to boot the client in Network Broadcast session.
The order of the primary partitions is:
(1) FAT partition (55MB) - Ghost Boot Partition
(2) NTFS partition
So is it coming down to find the right network driver for the NIC ?
Much thanks for any help.