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vNic007
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PXE053 Error

Guys , getting above error code everytime i try to create a new VM on workstation 6.5.3 , i am trying to install windows 2003 via a ISO but keeps getting same error

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RDPetruska
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1 - Are you positive the ISO image is bootable?

2 - For CDs, or mounted ISOs, Do you have more than one optical drive in your host (physical or virtual drives, such as Daemon-Tools)? If so, don't use auto-detect but instead specify the drive letter.

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RDPetruska
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1 - Are you positive the ISO image is bootable?

2 - For CDs, or mounted ISOs, Do you have more than one optical drive in your host (physical or virtual drives, such as Daemon-Tools)? If so, don't use auto-detect but instead specify the drive letter.

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vNic007
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awesome. iso was not bootable , made it bootable and worked as charm...thanks mate,

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