Win xp unattended install with device drivers

[mhoer]

Im trying to install win xp pro tended with pnp drivers.
the pnp drivers are located on a network share.
im assuming i have to write a bat file to install these drivers.
what do i have to do to install these drivers unattended while
installing win xp pro?

any help would be appreciated

 

[Kent W. England]

Im trying to install win xp pro tended with pnp drivers.
the pnp drivers are located on a network share.
im assuming i have to write a bat file to install these drivers.
what do i have to do to install these drivers unattended while
installing win xp pro?

any help would be appreciated

You don't have to use a script, but you can. I think RIS and sysprep
allow you to put your OEM drivers in the install so that the autoload
will work.

But if you want to use a script from a network share, organize your
drivers by hardware model and you can run the installers "silently" or
"unattended". Most driver installers are InstallShield, so you use the
"-s" switch on the setup.exe to do it without user intervention.

Unattended install scripting is a whole nother art form. See
unattended.sourceforge.net for a thorough description of one way to
approach the topic. Unattended .msi installs are the Microsoft way and
technet has a lot of articles explaining how to do .msi installs.