Changing the Drive or Volume on Which Remote Installation Images Reside

ID: Q232115

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SUMMARY

When you install the Remote Installation service (RIS), one part of the Setup process is to run Risetup.exe to set up and configure the service. The volume or drive used to hold these images is determined during this phase. This article describes how to move the images to a different volume at a later time.


MORE INFORMATION

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

There are two methods to accomplish this task.

Method 1

  1. Uninstall RIS using the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel.


  2. Stop sharing the RemoteInstall folder.


  3. Use the XCOPY command to copy the RemoteInstall directory tree to the new volume.


  4. Reinstall RIS.


  5. Run the "risetup -check" command.


Note that the "risetup -check" command may prompt you for a CD-ROM from which to copy a new image. Give the new image a temporary name and then remove it when finished. The "risetup -check" command restarts all the services for you.

Method 2

This method does not require a new image to be installed and does not require any reboots.
  1. Stop the following services: NetPC Boot Service Manager (binlsvc) and Trivial FTP Daemon (TFTPD).


  2. Stop sharing the RemoteInstall folder.


  3. Use the XCOPY command to copy the RemoteInstall directory tree to the new volume.


  4. Share the RemoteInstall folder on the new volume as Reminst.


  5. Run the "risetup -check" command.


When you are finished, boot a client to determine if it can connect and install an image. If the client generates an error message trying to connect to the server, check the following registry location to make sure the Trivial FTP Daemon is pointing to the new volume:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tftpd\parameters\Directory
If the client cannot connect, you may receive an error message similar to:
PXE-T01: File not found
PXE-E3B: TFTP Error - File not Found

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv kbtool
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto


Last Reviewed: December 30, 1999
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