wijnand Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 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> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wijnand Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexter.inside Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 It would save you a lot of trouble to add the drivers in the image and then multicast it from your WDS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Yes. Mount your image, then use PEIMG to install the drivers into it. Iceman's ImageX tutorial may have some information you can use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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