Can i use old machines with PXE to boot VDI Operating Systems using Windows Server?

Hi,
I would like to know if it is posible to create an architecture with Windows Server 2012 R2 configuring VDIs and use these VDIs with my old hardware. I would like to boot my old machines using PXE directly from the VDI images so i dont need to install any
operatig system in my old hardware.
The situtation i have,  is a computer room we use for trainings. I have all these machines with Windows XP and 2Gb RAM and i dont want to replace all machines at the moment. I was thinking to use VDIs to solve this situation.
The reason for booting up using PXE is that i dont want users to start up computers in Windows XP and then run RDP to start up the VDI. I would like a solution where users should not be able to do anything and machines boot up directly to
the VDI environment. 
I would appreciate any suggestions to my requirements based in your experience.
Many thanks and kind regards
Julian

Hi Julianesco,
I have not heard of people PXE booting to a VDI deployment, normally something like a thin terminal or wise terminal is used to boot to a basic RDP connector.
You can use Windows Thin PC
http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/enterprise/products-and-technologies/virtualization/thinpc.aspx
or I have seen a few options like this as a cut down client to make use of old hardware.
http://ryanmangansitblog.com/2013/03/18/creating-a-windows-thinpc-thin-client/
Kind Regards
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