Does $WinPEDrivers$ folder work in Vista SP1?

[ajua]

I just remembered that Server 2008 uses this folder to pick up drivers from the media it is being installed.

Does this work with Vista SP1 setup. I haven't tried.

Thanks.

[midiboy]

Hi Elajua,

yes, it works. Except for some drivers like the INtel Chipset or Raid Drivers. IF those are present in the folder, setup stops with an error message. Other than that I have not found any problem with that feature.

Bye,

ALex

[ajua]

It didn't work with Intel chipset? sad, they are important, but i think i can still use my driverpath for those later in the setup. All other drivers will be picked up from WinPEFolder?

thanks.

[midiboy]

Hi elajua,

yes. If the Intel Chipset drivers are present in the folder, upon startup one gets a message saying that Windows could not install a critical boot driver. If I remove that driver folder, it works well. I have no idea why this happens with the Intel chipset drivers but it does.

All other drivers installed fine, however I did not test all drivers of course, just the ones I need for my pc and a few others.

By,

Alex

[ajua]

Thanks midiboy, i will try using that folder i my next unattended round of tests.

Will even try the intel chipset files to confirm or not the error you got.

[imsaguy]

I can confirm that the Intel Chipset drivers cause the critical boot drivers error on Vista setup. What I've done is gone and added another folder that I use in offline servicing to add the drivers that aren't boot critical.