Please note that there are multiple builds of older version of Tiny PXE Server and there is no clear way of differentiating between them. This document is intended as an introduction to Tiny PXE Server (version 1.0.0.20 - dated (19:29)) - the content may also apply to other versions.

Tiny PXE Server is freeware - please refer to the licence in the download package. a WinPE based Windows Forensic Environment) and use it to image the client PC over a network.

Digital Forensic Acquisitions - boot a forensic operating system (e.g.

install Windows XP on a netbook without a CD/DVD drive).

Operating System Deployment - install an operating system on a client PC without the ability to boot to another media (e.g.

diskless boot - boot an operating system over a network on systems without storage media (e.g.

troubleshooting - boot a live system (WinPE, Linux, etc) for recovery purposes or data retrieval.

The program author describes three main usages for Tiny PXE Server.

A full breakdown of the contents of the pxesrv.zip is included in this document. The Tiny PXE Server download package ( pxesrv.zip) contains the executable, a range of Network Bootstrap Programs ( iPXE, Grub4dos, PXELINUX, etc), sample menus for the included Network Bootstrap Programs and some other useful utilities. In addition to DHCP, Tiny PXE Server includes support for the following. Tiny PXE Server is a portable DHCP server - it does not need to be installed and can be run from a USB device.

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