How to add driver files ready for WinXP to use in the future

[Stevehewitt]

Hi All,

I am deploying a ghost like system shortly (RIS on Win2k3) and the system is NOT hardware dependant (unlike Ghost). However because we are using three different hardware manufactures within our company I will need to ensure that Windows XP image has all of the relevant drivers installed for all of the various hardware models.

I have the driver files (.inf's mainly) however I'm not too sure where to copy them to. Tried Windows\INF however I would need to overwrite the majority of the files I already have in there. Surely that would meant that I am replacing the in use Dell driver files (machine i'm building the image on) with another manufactures drivers - therefore breaking the Dell?!

Any advice on how to do this appreciated.

Thanks,




Steve.

"They have the internet on computers now!" - Homer Simpson

 

[Grypht]

Hi,

When I was using the RIS system, I had other drivers for my network card, and I would create an additional folder in the image folder, just like in this link:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315279

The 1st time I did it, I followed this article:

http://diaryproducts.net/about/operating_systems/windows/add_driver_ris_image_windows

Hope this help a bit

Grypht