Cannot install drivers from CD

[Ronald D. Fellman]

I got a minimal configuration up and running by getting the devices from TAP
and added some minimal number of additional components related to networking
that looked appropriate.

Unfortunately, my Gigabit Ethernet device is not appearing, so I thought I'd
install that driver off of the CD that comes with the motherboard. I am
running from my XPe system, I have CDFS and the Windows Installer components
and can launch and run the CD from the motherboard manufacturer. However,
when trying to install the basic motherboard drivers from that CD, I get the
error: cannot run .DLL. Poking around some more, I was able to get a more
specific error: cannot locate oledlg.dll. Indeed, that DLL is missing.

Despite that I am still able to run the driver installation software for the
Ethernet driver, but I do not see the Ethernet device appear under Network
Connections from the control panel.

Lastly, I do not see any the System icon or Add New Hardware icon under the
Control Panel.

Can you tell me:
1) What component do I need to install to get oledlg.dll to appear. (It is
supposed to be in my Windows/System32 folder.)

2) Do you have suggestions for any other components I may need to install to
allow me to install software in my XPe environment?

3) How can I get the System and Add New Hardware icons to show up under
Control Panel? In particular, I was hoping to use the Hardware Manager
function.

Thanks,
-ron
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[Brad Combs]

Hello Ron,

Can you tell me:
1) What component do I need to install to get oledlg.dll to appear. (It is
supposed to be in my Windows/System32 folder.)

That file is in the "OLE Dialog Interfaces" Component. You can easily find
components that own certain files by creating a filter and specifying the
file name as the filter parameter. See the help guide for moe information
about creating filters.

2) Do you have suggestions for any other components I may need to install
to
allow me to install software in my XPe environment?

The Windows Installer components should get you what you need to install
MSI. Whether or not you need other items for that particular setup is the
problem. It's hard to say what components you will need to support the
setup. It might be a better option to take the time and componentize your
desired apps and drivers. This will not only make it easier to build your
runtime, you will have a good understanding of what the setup is actually
doing and can troubleshoot easier.

3) How can I get the System and Add New Hardware icons to show up under
Control Panel? In particular, I was hoping to use the Hardware Manager
function.

Try my Macro here....
http://www.xpefiles.com/viewtopic.php?t=14
This adds a Macro that will let you choose all or some of the desired
control panels.

HTH,
Brad