sKyles BlogWindows Server 2012 (and Windows 8) on VMWare ESXi 4.1 » sKyles Blog. Unable to boot to WinPE in Virtual Environment. PXE Boot SCCM 2012 SP1 your pc ran into a problem and needs to restart. Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012 Operating System does not boot or install on ESXi or ESX. PXE boot failure after upgrading to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1. I’ve seen reports about problems with PXE boot specifically related to the boot images not getting properly upgraded during the upgrade to Service Pack 1, and I came across this problem yesterday, the suggested fix’s published by others online however did not resolve the problem I had therefore I decided to post this in case others run into the issue.
When PXE booting a computer after the upgrade to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 you receive an error like PXE-E53: No boot filename received, this means that PXE boot fails and you cannot image computer via network boot. The boot images on your Configuration Manager server (in my case, the Primary site server in a hierarchy) look good, and the boot images are reported as being the correct version for SP1 (6.2.9200.16384).