My friend in austrailia computer is f***ed and it looks like a windows reinstall. I have used remote assistance to partition his HD and put all his files into the partition. However the next step I cant do using remote assistance; re-installing windows. Are there any reote server connection programs that will allow you to connect whilst the computer is booting so I can install windows for him, remotly?

Yes, but they're pretty expensive since you need a bit of hardware that will connect to the moniter, keyboard and mouse and then also to the network.

http://www.realvnc.com/products/KVM-over-IP/

Originally Posted by mad_willsy

My friend in austrailia computer is f***ed and it looks like a windows reinstall. I have used remote assistance to partition his HD and put all his files into the partition. However the next step I cant do using remote assistance; re-installing windows. Are there any reote server connection programs that will allow you to connect whilst the computer is booting so I can install windows for him, remotly?

I dont think you can fdisk on a terminal or remotely.
You gotta be sitting on the putter to do that.
dunno how you did it.

What you could do for re-installing windows is to create an unnatended installation. It's a fairly advanced topic so I won't go into detail here, but there's a lot of info on the web about it. In the simplest terms, It basically involves passing a text file to the Windows installer with all the info on it that it needs for setup. Although you can get very clever with it - you can slipstream the latest service packs, updates & drivers into the installation, and get it to install various other apps after the Windows install is complete. I once got a Win2000 unattended install CD to the point where I could put it in, reboot my computer, and come back in a couple of hours with the majority of stuff installed exactly how I wanted it

I think you will have no end of issues.

What happens when the machine reboots to start its install. You will have no control over it while this is going on. What happens once its installed, how does it know to kick of VNC server or some such remote connectivity tool?

If you crack this the beer is on me!

Ibbo

People do install windows remotely, but I still wonder how.

Is it possible over the internet or only intranet.

I have now done windows for him. He texted when it asked something and i rang and talked him through it. Then I talked him through setting up his ISP and used remote assistance to install all his drivers etc. All fixed now.

Thanks for your assistance anyway!

"I have now done windows for him. He texted when it asked something and i rang and talked him through it. "

Thats cheating, you get no free pint for that.

Ibbo

Originally Posted by ibbo

"I have now done windows for him. He texted when it asked something and i rang and talked him through it. "

Thats cheating, you get no free pint for that.

Ibbo

lol .. ya
Thats cheating.

Originally Posted by Minaki

What you could do for re-installing windows is to create an unnatended installation. It's a fairly advanced topic so I won't go into detail here, but there's a lot of info on the web about it. In the simplest terms, It basically involves passing a text file to the Windows installer with all the info on it that it needs for setup. Although you can get very clever with it - you can slipstream the latest service packs, updates & drivers into the installation, and get it to install various other apps after the Windows install is complete. I once got a Win2000 unattended install CD to the point where I could put it in, reboot my computer, and come back in a couple of hours with the majority of stuff installed exactly how I wanted it

That's pretty cool!