PXE boot

Quick guide for installing windows over your local LAN if the cd/dvd drive doesnt work. This requires a bit of preparation.

• Share your DVD drive on a working computer on your LAN, allow access for everyone.
• Give it a sharename you can easily remember.
• Download tftpd32.exe with PE image
  • External guide: [1]

• Configure tftpd32.exe according to the external guide
• Turn off all other dhcp servers on your LAN, including your router/firewall if this has DHCP enabled. The only active dhcp server on your LAN should be tftpd32.exe.
• Enter bios on the computer you are trying to install windows on and set PXEboot as first boot option
• During boot the computer will try to get an IP from tftpd32, once successful hit F12. (Can follow the process in tftpd32-log to see if its working as intended)
• Your computer should start downloading winPE image files and start winPE
• in winpe type:
  • net use k: \\serverip\cdshare
  • username username@serverip
  • password passord (can be blank if you have no password set on the servercomputer)

• in winPE type:
  • diskpart
  • list volume
  • select windows volume
  • format fs=ntfs label="something of your choice"

If you want to install xp:

• WINDOWS XP: Copy windows installation files to local temp disk:

 %SOURCE%\i386\winnt32.exe /syspart:c: /makelocalsource /tempdrive:c: 

• reboot the computer

If you want to install win7:

• WINDOWS 7: Simply run install.exe from the shared CD/DVD drive

Sidenote:
Running tftpd32 as a dhcp server on a windows 7 computer didnt work for me. For some odd reason dhcp failed utterly. Doubtless due to idiotic security shit in win 7 even tho i turned off all 3 firewalls. 
I solved this by making a virtual xp installation in vmware and bridged the network, then ran tftpd32 on that xp installation instead. Worked like a charm. If you are having trouble sharing your cd/dvd in win7 
as well simply mount it in your virtual xp machine and it works (dont even need a password to mount it with net use in winPE if the admin account doesnt have a pw set). 
That said...its actually easier to install win7 with PXEboot than winXP:)