Running sysprep and enumerating pnp driver

[Glenn M]

In microsoft documentation it says you can create a base image of an
o/s and then use sysprep in factory mode with winbom.ini to add pnp
drivers.

My question is can i use a standard base image for every computer i
need a final image for and then use sysprep in factory mode to add
drivers and apps ;or does this base image have to have virtually the
same HAL as the destination machine?

regards

glenn

 

[Bill Spears [MSFT]]

Hello Glenn,

The machines must use Hal's in the same family. See the following KB for
details:

309283 HAL Options After Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 Setup
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=309283

The following article explains how to add the oem drivers:

314479 How to Add OEM Plug and Play Drivers to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314479

Regards,
Bill Spears

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[Andy]

In microsoft documentation it says you can create a base image of an
o/s and then use sysprep in factory mode with winbom.ini to add pnp
drivers.

My question is can i use a standard base image for every computer i
need a final image for and then use sysprep in factory mode to add
drivers and apps ;or does this base image have to have virtually the
same HAL as the destination machine?

regards

glenn

No your HAL doesn't have to be virtually the same....

There a numbers of ways to get to your end point.
Take a look at this.....

http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=...f&[email protected]

You can use the method outlined in the link for your driver
installation.

For you application install you could utilise the GuiRunOnce option
and create you applications install script based: on machine - user
group etc.

Andy

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