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PXE Error when installing windows 7 from SD card.
Hi everyone,
My windows 7 had some kind of problem related with DirectX. I contacted the manufacturer of the laptop, and they recommended a clean windows install.
I used the the tool from the windows website to make a bootable SD card. The installation started, then failed half way, and then whenever i tried to boot from the SD card, I got a "PXE Error, now exiting" message. I had not changed anything in the BIOS.
The computer does not have a CD drive, and I only have a 1GB flash drive. I formatted both hard drives and installed windows XP from the USB. Since windows XP didn't have wireless drivers for my card, I then installed ubuntu from the USB drive just to have a working laptop. All the hardware works in linux, and I can even use the SD card reader.
The SD card is my only option to solve the problem right now.
Sorry for the long story, any advice would be appreciated. I need to game! The game selection on linux makes me want to cry....
P.S I have activation codes for Windows 7 Home premium (from my old laptop), and Windows 7 Utimate (from my current laptop)
TL; DR PXE error when trying to boot windows from sd card
Last edited by blotapic; 09 Apr 2015 at 19:42.