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I have just tried the image again and I think this part is not functioning as intended: <component name="Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsWinPE" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">- <DriverPaths>- <PathAndCredentials wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="1">- <Credentials> <Domain>training.lan</Domain> <Password></Password> <Username>administrator</Username> </Credentials> <Path>\\Trainingsvr\reminst\drivers\NIC</Path> </PathAndCredentials> But i tried everything. Would it just be wisdom to dump the .INF in the install.wim instead of trying to add them lateron? I am dealing with the same hardware on all the computers.

Hello everyone I have recently set up a Windows 2008 server with DHCP, DNS and Windows Deployment Service. I grabbed my Windows Vista DVD and imported the Vista Business as an Image to my WDS so far so good... When I tried booting the RIS it worked fine and it wanted to install the Network drivers which it didn't find. After some googleing I was able to fix the unable to find a suitable network driver error but now i am still stuck with the following issues: My Installation goes through the boot automatically (it creates a partition and selects the correct image etc) but when it is in the Vista installation it completly ignores my second XML file. I think this has to do with the fact no drivers are installed and Vista is unable to make a new network connection to the server to fetch the XML file. How do I add drivers to my image so that they are included during the installation? my XML file looks like this right now I tried adding drivers that it should include for the install but sadly it does not seem to solve the issue that I am having.. I attached the XML file to my boot Image in the WDS (allow unattended install and i selected my XML file) so far I have not been able to figure out why it is not installing my drivers : The XML file looks like this : <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> - <unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend"> - <settings pass="windowsPE"> - <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> - <DiskConfiguration> - <Disk wcm:action="add"> - <CreatePartitions> - <CreatePartition wcm:action="add"> <Order>1</Order> <Size>70000</Size> <Type>Primary</Type> </CreatePartition> </CreatePartitions> <DiskID>1</DiskID> <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk> </Disk> </DiskConfiguration> - <UserData> - <ProductKey> <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI> <Key></Key> </ProductKey> <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula> <FullName>PDS</FullName> <Organization>PDS</Organization> </UserData> - <Display> <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth> <HorizontalResolution>1280</HorizontalResolution> <RefreshRate>60</RefreshRate> <VerticalResolution>1024</VerticalResolution> </Display> <EnableFirewall>false</EnableFirewall> </component> - <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> - <SetupUILanguage> <UILanguage>English</UILanguage> </SetupUILanguage> <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage> <UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale> <SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale> </component> - <component name="Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsWinPE" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> - <DriverPaths> - <PathAndCredentials wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="1"> - <Credentials> <Domain>training.lan</Domain> <Password></Password> <Username>administrator</Username> </Credentials> <Path>\\Trainingsvr\reminst\drivers\NIC</Path> </PathAndCredentials> - <PathAndCredentials wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="2"> - <Credentials> <Domain>training.lan</Domain> <Password></Password> <Username>administrator</Username> </Credentials> <Path>\\Trainingsvr\reminst\drivers\Chipset</Path> </PathAndCredentials> - <PathAndCredentials wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="3"> - <Credentials> <Domain>training.lan</Domain> <Password></Password> <Username>administrator</Username> </Credentials> <Path>\\Trainingsvr\reminst\drivers\Video</Path> </PathAndCredentials> </DriverPaths> </component> </settings> - <settings pass="specialize"> - <component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <CompanyName>PDS</CompanyName> <BlockPopups>yes</BlockPopups> <Home_Page>http://www.pds-site.com</Home_Page> </component> - <component name="Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> - <Identification> - <Credentials> <Domain>training.lan</Domain> <Password></Password> <Username>administrator</Username> </Credentials> </Identification> </component> - <component name="Security-Malware-Windows-Defender" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <DisableAntiSpyware>true</DisableAntiSpyware> </component> </settings> - <settings pass="oobeSystem"> - <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Sidebar" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <SidebarOnByDefault>false</SidebarOnByDefault> <SidebarVisible>false</SidebarVisible> </component> </settings> <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/windows%20vista/install.wim#Windows Vista BUSINESS" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" /> </unattend>