• Registered: 2008-05-19
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Topic: Can this be done?

Hi All

I use a unattended CD to install XP with all the lan drivers integrated and then install the additional vga\sound etc drivers manually.

I was wondering is it possible to have a network share with all other drivers available that windows searches automatically either during or after installation to update itself?

I know I can use the $oem$ folder, but that pulls them all down locally and is a lot of typing in the sif file.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Kind regards

Mark

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Re: Can this be done?

Welcome

http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=2695

the search feature may help you too

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  • Registered: 2008-05-19
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Re: Can this be done?

Thanks for the reply and the welcome.

Im probably looking for something simpler.

Once our cd is run and the pc is on the domain, we deploy our remote access software and finish the rest of the install manually (due to an old dos based database etc)

What I normally do is put in cd's with the extracted driverpacks and get windows to search for the updated drivers for each unknown device (old Dells - no DVD Drives)

What I would like is a server share that windows will search all folders within it.

I have seen the "set cddrive" command, but windows seems to ignore this when searching (or am I doing something wrong?).

I hope the above makes sense?

Kind regards

Mark

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Re: Can this be done?

guess i am going to have to check that pesky search engine again
i guess its sleeping on the job again! wink

try this stickied post in our Frequently Asked Questions Topic...
http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=2264
start with the last post then the first one - the rest are optional but helpful wink

now those posts are all about local disk usage
(that is what we support here "Disk" installs and PE)
but we sometimes deviate a little from the supported platforms if we can accommodate.

this is about accessing a network drive for driverpacks.
http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic. … 190#p20190
that one you may have had trouble finding since it is in the thread linked to the first artical on the home page. wink

take a look around and see what options are available or seem to make sense to you.
try a few of them (seriously consider at least) and let us know if you get stuck...


PS here is another method
(I belive this method is now oblsolete with the DPInst method available now)
http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic. … 652#p18652


have a great day

Jeff

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