Updating WDS WinPE image for Windows 7 Deployment
Summary:
I've updated my WDS install point with the Windows 7 RTM WinPE image and injected drivers for my machines.
Details:
I keep a directory of extracted WDS x86 drivers for all machines I have to support. I'll keep adding drivers to this driver folder, then injecting them into a clean boot.wim file each time. This allows me to rollback a failed injection.
- I downloaded the WAIK for Windows 7 RTM
The Windows® Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows® 7
File Name: KB3AIK_EN.iso
Version: 1.0
Date Published: 8/6/2009
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=696DD665-9F76-4177-A811-39C26D3B3B34&displaylang=en - Next, I copied the latest boot.wim from a Windows 7 RTM image, copied it into f:\temp
- From an elevated command prompt with the WAIK in the PATH, I run:
dism /mount-wim /wimfile:boot.wim /index:2 /mountdir:f:\temp\mount
Note: index 2 is the Setup, index 1 is WinPE. - Then
dism /image:f:\temp\mount /add-driver /driver:F:\Driversx86R4 /recurse - And finally:
dism /unmount-wim /mountdir:f:\temp\mount /commit
The resultant WIM can then be added to WDS for deployment.

Comments
Alex on on 12.27.2009 at 4:45 PM
Thanks, that little note "Note: index 2 is the Setup, index 1 is WinPE" helped :-)