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Have you deletet the folder you created in the wizard after uninstalling WDS?

First thing is to use a virtual machine when creating the reference machine, then you dont istall complex drivers and stuff. (Vmware, Hyper-V, Xen, VirtualPC anything will do). Have you added the Laptop driver to the Boot image?. Do you use Microsoft DNS?

You should use iphelpers on your router. Its most likely the router that stops the trafic, with Iphelpers this will be configured right for you.

And lots more books here :-) Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions (Second Edition) Windows 7 troubleshooting tips Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2 Deploying Windows 7, Essential Guidance Microsoft Windows Server System Deployment Guide for Midsize Businesses

As long as its a DNS server it should always have itself as primary DNS, secondary can be the other AD controller or any other dns you want to use /O