Desktop Management Guide

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Remote System Installation

Remote System Installation allows you to start and set up your system

using the software and configuration information located on a

network server by initiating the Preboot Execution Environment

(PXE). The Remote System Installation feature is usually used as a

system setup and configuration tool, and can be used for the following

tasks:

■ Formatting a hard drive.

■ Deploying a software image on one or more new PCs.

■ Installing application software or drivers.

■ Updating the operating system, application software, or drivers.

To initiate Remote System Installation, press

F12 when the

F12 = Network Service Boot message appears in the lower-right

corner of the HP logo screen. Follow the instructions on the screen

to continue the process.

HP and Altiris, Inc. have partnered to provide tools designed to make

the task of corporate PC deployment and management easier and less

time-consuming, ultimately lowering the total cost of ownership and

making HP PCs the most manageable client PCs in the enterprise

environment.