I'm sure this gets asked frequently and I've searched previous posts but I'm still somewhat confused. I am a n00b so be nice

I am building out scripted RIS installs (not RIPrep images), rather the flat OS images. I have most everything else working (sans a few bugs) but here is my question.

I will be deploying a Windows XP SP2 flat image to a multitude of Dell hardware. Specifically OptiPlex GX260, GX270, GX280, GX560, & GX580 computers. All have Intel Graphics chipsets in them, such as the 82845, 82865, 82915, & 82945 chipsets. All driver files have the same name (ialmnt5.inf, igfxnt5.cat, & ialmnt5.sys).

If I create a directory structure as follows

i386

$OEM$

-$1

--Drivers

---Video

----82845

----82865

----82915

----82945

---NIC

----subdirs

---Audio

----subdirs

---Other

----subdirs

my SIF file has the following line:

OemPnpDriversPath = \Drivers\Video;\Drivers\Nic;\Drivers\Audio;\Drivers\other

yet no directories are searched and/or no drivers are being detected!?

What is the "proper" way to do this? Do I have to create a separate image for each set of separate hardware? If so, what is the advantage of doing all this work when you can use Ghost?

Please help

From what i can see the $OEM$ folder is at correct level (same as i386) and u have right structure as well... on thing NOT listed in ur entry is the OEMPreinstall = Yes of the whatever.sif file. If u dont supply the OEMPreinstall = Yes value, then Windows setup will not search for the $OEM$ structure....

hope it solves ur problems...

oh... and dont have the pending "\" in front of the Drivers folder..... i run Drv\Nic\MyNic;\Drv\Nic\MyNic2; and so on... not sure if that will screw things up for u.

Best Regards

Tha Sausage Eater...