Drivers for Hardware Independent Image using sysprep

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Hi All,

I am new to using sysprep for vista, but I am very familiar with using sysprep for XP. I am hoping that someone can help me with some issues i am having regarding drivers.

I am trying to create a hardware independent image that will be deployed on several different types of systems deployed through Altiris. In XP I was able to have a central folder of drivers and they would apply whenever the image was being applied to the system.

I have tried applying the drivers in "offlineServicing" using the "x86_Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsNonWinPE_neutral". I adding a path for each driver I am trying to add (using C:\Drivers\XXXX) and I give the drivers the credentials for the administrator user. This does not seem to apply the drivers.

I have tried applying the drivers in the "auditSystem" area and added the necessary compenets as suggested in this post: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=122334

I have attached my sysprep.xml file for reference and I am also using the following command to sysprep the system "sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown /unattend:sysprep.xml"

Does anyone have any other ideas on how to get this to work?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
    <servicing></servicing>
    <settings pass="generalize">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-OutOfBoxExperience" 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">
            <DoNotOpenInitialConfigurationTasksAtLogon>true</DoNotOpenInitialConfigurationTasksAtLogon>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-ServerManager-SvrMgrNc" 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">
            <DoNotOpenServerManagerAtLogon>true</DoNotOpenServerManagerAtLogon>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="specialize">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-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">
            <AutoLogon>
                <Password>
                    <Value>TQBMAFAAcgAwAGMAawDdsdCEAUABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value>
                    <PlainText>false</PlainText>
                </Password>
                <Enabled>true</Enabled>
                <LogonCount>2</LogonCount>
                <Username>Administrator</Username>
            </AutoLogon>
            <DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>false</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>
            <RegisteredOrganization>MLP</RegisteredOrganization>
            <RegisteredOwner>PwC</RegisteredOwner>
            <ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>
            <TimeZone>Central Standard Time</TimeZone>
            <ComputerName>*</ComputerName>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="oobeSystem">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-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">
            <OOBE>
                <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
                <SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>
            </OOBE>
            <UserAccounts>
                <AdministratorPassword>
                    <Value>TQBMAFAAcgAwAGMAawBzACEAQXXdAG0AaQBuAGkAcwB0AHIAYQB0AG8AcgBQAGEAcwBzAHcAbwByAGQA</Value>
                    <PlainText>false</PlainText>
                </AdministratorPassword>
            </UserAccounts>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" 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">
            <InputLocale>0409:00000409</InputLocale>
            <SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
            <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
            <UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback>
            <UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="offlineServicing">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsNonWinPE" 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>
                        <Password>xxx</Password>
                        <Username>administrator</Username>
                    </Credentials>
                    <Path>C:\Drivers\Opti755\Chipset\Comm</Path>
                </PathAndCredentials>
                <PathAndCredentials wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="3">
                    <Credentials>
                        <Username>administrator</Username>
                        <Password>xxx</Password>
                    </Credentials>
                    <Path>C:\Drivers\Opti755\Chipset\SMBus</Path>
                </PathAndCredentials>
                <PathAndCredentials wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="2">
                    <Credentials>
                        <Username>administrator</Username>
                        <Password>xxx</Password>
                    </Credentials>
                    <Path>C:\Drivers\Opti755\Chipset\Port</Path>
                </PathAndCredentials>
            </DriverPaths>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/documents%20and%20settings/ebookbinde001/desktop/install.wim#Windows Longhorn SERVERENTERPRISEV" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>