Sysprep with Intel Pro VE

[Jon Damm]

Greetings all.

I have successfully configured a "sysprep'd" baseline image of our computers
and have deployed this image to several machines in our environment without
issues. However, I am now having problems with our new IBM ThinkCentre S50
series machines with the Intel Pro VE chipset. I'm trying to get the
network card to automatically install during the sysprep process, but not
having much luck. I have downloaded the driver from IBM and put it in a
C:\drivers\Net directory and am calling for the Sysprep's Unattended (see
below) process to install from drivers\net. I still can't get this working.
Upon reboot after the Mini-setup, I get the message that the machine found
an Ethernet controller. I can point that to the c:\drivers\net folder and
the driver will install flawlessly (no message about unsigned driver, etc).
This has been driving me nuts for about a week. Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Jon

Sysprep.inf Unattended:
[Unattended]
ExtendOemPartition=1
DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore
UpdateInstalledDrivers=Yes
OemPnPDriversPath=drivers\net
OemSkipEula=Yes

 

[Guest]

Were kind of having the same problem at the moment mate.
It picks up the NIC drivers so it can install windows
from the PXE boot, but when it boots into windows it says
it cannot find the drivers. Unfortunatly we have not
been able to find a work around, apart from the when you
reboot windows picks up the fact that there arn't any NIC
drivers installed, and you install them this way.

 

[Guest]

Try installing the INF on the template machine before
sysprep process.

(right click on the INF and choose install) This should
add it to the drivers database. Also you can try throwing
the path into the
HKey_Local_machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Currentversio
n\DevicePath value to see if that helps.