1 Debugging Windows Remote Installation Services (RIS) can be
2 problematic. Here are some assorted notes on the process:
5 Getting hold of the files
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8 Add/Remove Windows Components -> Remote Installation Services
10 Files will be placed in \windows\system32\reminst. Copy them out to a
11 TFTP server. Configure DHCP to hand out startrom.com.
14 Getting past the "Press F12" message
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17 Passing F12 through to the guest machine is difficult. It's easier to
18 patch the startrom.com binary to accept a different key. Open
19 startrom.com in a hex editor, search for the hex string
20 6681fb00860000, and replace it with 6681fb66210000. startrom.com will
21 now accept the "F" key instead of "F12".
28 Must use Windows backslash separator e.g. 'filename
29 "OSChooser\\i386\\startrom.com";', otherwise startrom.com fails to
30 correctly identify the path to NTLDR.