Re: Drivers Install Script

If you really want to play dirty, just create the folder $OEM$\$$\inf.
Get your driver good and flat (i.e. all in the same directory) and off
you go. No other mods needed. Just make sure that if MS provides a
driver in the original install (which they do for the Intel Gig NIC),
then you need to have digitally signed drivers so that SFC won't boot
them and replace with the originals.

Best practice? Far from. But it works and nicely, too.

$0.02

(j)
James

John wrote:
> I am experiencing the same problem as DJ and many others
> and so far I was unable to find a solution to it.
> I need to perform an UNATTENDED install (RIS is not an
> option) to a 100 floppyless and CDROM-less PCs running
> WinME. When tested on a normal PC I did not have a single
> problem since all the HW was detected by the setup.
> However the actual machines have Intel Pro100 VE card
> coming with OEM drivers. I have placed the drivers into
> $OEM$ and moved $OEM$ under I386 and also on the same
> level. All suggestions like quotes or no quotes, etc in
> the .sif file have been tested. I386 was placed on a
> network share and later copied locally. The bottom line
> is - NIC drivers are not getting copied from the
> distribution folder/share and are not being recognized by
> the setup. After the install I have to go to the Device
> Manager and manually install the driver for "Ethernet
> Adapter". Once pointed to the driver, setup complets in a
> matter of seconds without a glitch.
> I have tried to follow instructions in
> http://support.intel.com/support/network/sb/cs-000023-
> prd38.htm but could not apply them to the unattended
> install.
>
> Please share your ideas!
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Have you thought about using $OEM$ and including the
>
> driver files as part of
>
>>the installation? That way, the drivers will load as
>
> part of the regular
>
>>PnP in the OS.
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Oli
>>
>>
>>"DJ" <no@no.com> wrote in message
>>news:0d8201c3207b$06bc3610$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>
>>>All,
>>>
>>>Does anyone know of a script that will make windows look
>>>at a device in the device manager that does not have a
>>>driver installed, and make it install that driver from a
>>>specific location on the box?
>>>
>>>Reason is , i have a RIS server that will not setup
>>>several 3rd party drivers during initial install. I need
>>>to be able to install the drivers after the windows
>
> setup
>
>>>has finished. The driver files are already on the box, i
>>>just need a way to kick off windows to start the install
>>>of the files.
>>>
>>>Thanks for any help
>>>
>>>D.J.
>>
>>
>>.
>>