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You work for an OEM system builder named Fabrikam, Inc. You use Windows Deployment Services (WDS) to start bare metal deployments that use Pre- Boot Execution Environment (PXE) and a 32-bit boot…

The correct answer is C. Create a boot image that contains a 64-bit version of Windows Preinstallation Environment. To install a 64-bit version of Windows you must use a 64-bit version of Windows PE. Likewise, to install a 32-bit version of Windows, you must use a 32-bit version of Windows PE.

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You work for an OEM system builder named Fabrikam, Inc. You use Windows Deployment Services (WDS) to start bare metal deployments that use Pre- Boot Execution Environment (PXE) and a 32-bit boot image. The boot image starts to a command prompt and automatically establishes a network connection. You plan to create a reference image of the 64-bit version of Windows 8 Pro. From the distribution share, you execute Windows Setup from the Windows 8 Pro 64-bit source files and you receive an error message indicating that Windows Setup is incompatible with the version of Windows that you are running. You need to ensure that you can create the reference image. What should you do?

Options

  • AConfigure the BIOS to use Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) mode.
  • BRun setup.exe and specify the /InstallFrom parameter.
  • CCreate a boot image that contains a 64-bit version of Windows Preinstallation Environment
  • DSpecify the MetaData setting in an answer file.

How the community answered

(56 responses)
  • A
    7% (4)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    77% (43)
  • D
    13% (7)

Explanation

To install a 64-bit version of Windows you must use a 64-bit version of Windows PE. Likewise, to install a 32-bit version of Windows, you must use a 32-bit version of Windows PE.

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#Windows PE architecture#WDS#64-bit boot image#setup compatibility

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