Auto Apply Drivers

[Dylan]

Hi. I have imported the drivers for a Dell 745 into the driver catalogue and
created a new task sequence. However none of the drivers are installed, I
know the nic drivers are correct as I have imported them into the boot image.
During the Os deployment I can see the drivers being downloaded and
supposedly begin installed, but they're not. I would be grateful if anyone
can help or point in the right direction?

Many thanks, Dylan.

[Levi Stevens]

Dylan,

Assuming you are already looking at the log file MP_DriverManager.log
(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb892800.aspx) the next best bet
is to check out the %Windir%\SetupAPI.log. There is a great whitepaper on
this at http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/install/setupapilog.mspx.

Basically OSD downloads the driver based on matching Hardware IDs, and then
lets Windows Setup actually find and install the drivers. Whenever a driver
(INF) is processed it is logged by SetupAPI, including when you run the Add
New Hardware wizard.

If you want to learn more about how Windows Setup ranks drivers and
ultimately selects what driver to install, check out
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms791096.aspx.

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