Restore image via PXE to vm

Trying to set up a VM on ESX4 host by creating a new VM (XP 32bit) then booting to PXE and letting zenworks image it. Having some problems doing so..
Firstly.. sometimes during the initial download of the linux/initrd file, etc.. it says "Heap:dispose fail" but seems to continue on..
Then, the automated script runs, seems to push out the image successfully. VM restarts, and I get a "No OS Found" then the imaging process restarts itself. Infinite loop. If i boot into maintenance mode and "mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/harddisk" and then do a "dir" i see "Windows" "Program files" etc..
Any clues as to why it wont boot up?

Originally Posted by joebrug
..Any clues as to why it wont boot up?
No clue to this specific issue... but I've had some strange results with placing back a Windows template (image dump) I had originally created with ESX 3.5. The image looked ok but would not boot.
I managed booting it by chucking the guest configuration (keeping the disk), creating a new custom vm machine using the (older) version 5 type vm configuration.
Could be that helps?
If the image boots you can update the configuration to version 7 by shutting down the vm, right clicking and choosing upgrade hardware.
Just a thought,
Willem

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First problem:
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how can i automate this via zcm to make sure on pxe boot the both pcs receive the image as scheduled in zcm.
Please assist.
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