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You do if your systems
are to meet Windows logo, design or WHQL
certifications...
- PC 2001 Design Guide: "A PC system
designed for use with Windows 2000 must
include remote boot support as defined
in the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
Specification, Version 2.1. This support
may either be included on the adapter,
in the system BIOS, or the support may
be split between the adapter and the BIOS...."
- Windows Logo Requirements Desktop and
Mobile Requirements for XP consumer and
2000/XP Professional: require that
systems support Preboot Execution Environment
(PXE) based on PXE Specification,
Version 2.1, and that the system is capable
of recovery and upgrade of the hard drive
image and BIOS independent of an Floppy
disk controller (FDC)-based floppy disk
drive
- Windows Logo Requirements System and
Device Requirements: states that x86-based
clients, Itanium-based must provide
PXE-based support in all cases.
- PXE is an important component to help
manage networked client systems - and
servers
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