Pre-install Driver Installation

[Michael Shaw]

Hi all,

I am in a situation of preparing a "standard" image for many
non-standard PCs. I am going to do this by installing with a standard
HAL and switch to an ACPI HAL upon install, and by creating a blank
hardware profile to boot to on the new PC after the initial installation
but before the first reboot. I will then instal all the apps and
sysprep the system before creating a Ghost image. I know this part
works as I've done it many times.

However, one thing I am unsure how to do is how to install drivers for
things like LAN and chipsaet drivers for the other PCs. I'd like it to
ghost it on to another type of PC without needing to install those
drivers. If I can install the ATI and NVIDIA drivers before hand, too,
that would be great.

Thanks!

 

[namniar]

I am not sure if this is what you are looking for, but....

http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

http://unattended.msfn.org/

r.

 

[Michael Shaw]

Cool utility, I'll certainly try it out. I can use it to make the CD
before my first installation. What I was looking for was a way to
integrate drivers post-install, but this will work, too.

Mike

I am not sure if this is what you are looking for, but....

http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

http://unattended.msfn.org/

r.