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I have been looking all day into how to install software to a .wim image. I have a .wim image of a laptop that will be deplyed to 20 more. The image is pretty much good to go except I need to add a couple more drivers and a couple more applications.

Is there a way to do this in the answer file? Do I have to deploy the image, install the drivers/application, sysprep, and recapture the image?

Any information relating to this will be greatly appreciated.

Leon

ps I have only been using answer files and imagex. Would like to stick with this for the time being. I plan on using WDT and WDS when I have some time to learn about it.

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Add Device Drivers to an Offline Windows Image

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766141%28WS.10%29.aspx

If the applications are those that need to be installed in the typical sense, that is they make registry entries and what-not, then you probably need MDT. The applications need a registry to write to, and the only one available is the one on your PC. The registry from the WIM is not mounted. I can't think of how you would accomodate that.

If the applications can just be copied to a PC and run, then you can just copy them into the WIM contents while you have it mounted for the driver addition.

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The confusing I am getting is that some "drivers" are actually software packages that contain the drivers and software. Say, for example, a IntelGraphics Driver. It comes with the driver but also software to modify the graphics in Windows. Would I do the Add a driver, or Add an application? – lross1309 Nov 18 '11 at 14:19
I use MDT for these and deploy it like an application. These types of "drivers" are quite annoying, aren't they? – Patrick S. Nov 18 '11 at 23:13
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