RIS - Remote Installation Services Web Sites "Stop 0x0000006b" or Setup Stops Responding at "Setup is Starting Windows" When You Install a Windows XP SP1 Client Image from a RIS Server (Q327536) - Are you having trouble installing XP slipstreamed with SP1 form RIS? This article might help you then. It involves installing a hotfix to all Domain Controllers - not the RIS server! This is a post SP3 fix. BootDisk.Com - On this site you'll find boot disks for all of Microsoft's operating systems. Very usefull if you're working with unattended installation, RIS, etc. Cannot Load PRO/100 or PRO/1000 Network Adapters Using RIS Installation - If you have problems booting clients using the Pro/100 or Pro/1000 Intel NIC's from RIS you should have a look at this article. Cannot Remotely Administer the Remote Installation Service (247592) - When you attempt to administer the Remote Installation Service (RIS) on a Microsoft Windows 2000 Server-based computer that is a member of a domain, the Remote Install tab may not be present on the Computer Properties page under Active Directory Users and Computers. Creating a Template to Run Recovery Console Using a Remote Install Server (Q222478) - If you've lost your system including the boot sector and you're unable to boot into the recovery console this can be done from RIS if your system supports PXE. This article describes how to add this feature to RIS. HOW TO: Uninstall Remote Installation Services and Single Instance Storage (Q299873) - Step-by-step guide to uninstalling RIS and SIS (Single Instance Storage). Also guide to creating backup of your RIS installation (needs to be aware of SIS technology). HOWTO: Prestage a RIS Client Computer Using ADSI (302467) - The netbootGUID attribute of a computer object in the Active Directory is set to either the computer's GUID, if available, or a calculated value based on the network card address for a computer that has been enabled to use Remote Installation Services (RIS). The netbootGUID attribute is set during the client computer's prestaging phase. By using Active Directory Services Interface (ADSI), the client computer can be programmatically prestaged by setting the computer object's netbootGUID attribute in the Active Directory (AD). INF for 10/100 Adapters in Windows* XP - These files should be used as replacements for the default Intel PRO Network Adapter INF files in RIS scenarios where the following error occurs: "The operating system image you selected does not contain the necessary drivers for your..." Intel PRO/1000 GT Desktop Adapter Fails to Install Using Microsoft RIS - If you have problems booting clients with the Intel Pro/1000 GT NIC from RIS you should have a look at this article. Intel PRO/100S Desktop Adapter Fails to Install Using Microsoft RIS  - This site will help you solve the "Error Message with Windows* 2000 RIS: Image selected does not contain drivers..." Stop Error When Performing a RIS Install of a PRO/100 VE  - If you get a stop error while doing a RIS install, and your netcard is an Intel PRO/100 VE, your solution might be here. The Operating System Image You Selected Does Not Contain the Necessary Drivers... (Q315074) - This Q article is about the problem: "Error Message: The Operating System Image You Selected Does Not Contain the Necessary Drivers for Your Network Adapter. Try Selecting a Different Operating System Image. If the Problem Persists, Contact Your System Administrator". The error appears during the Text-mode part of Setup when installing a client from RIS. Follow the instructions in this guide to resolve the problem. White Papers Using Windows 2000 Remote Installation Service to deploy Windows 98 - Step-by-step guide from 3Com describing how to install Windows 98 clients from RIS. Programs Ris Menu Editor - With this software you can tweak you RIS server to deploy anything that can be deployed with a boot disk. RISME (Remote Installation Services Menu Editor) - This program lets you add custom items to the installation menu on RIS very much like Ris Menu Editor from 3com. In addition to the editor from 3com, RISME comes with an image file editor with support for accessing the PXE environment.