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    • d4rk3D
      d4rk3
      last edited by d4rk3

      (This works on Vista/7/8/8.1/10 and Server 2008 R2/2012/2012 R2)

      All you need to do for drivers in images is this:

      1. Put all desired drivers in a folder. I use “C:\Drivers”.

      2. Run this in an elevated command prompt (if you want to use a different directory simply replace the bolded C:\Drivers with your driver directory):

      reg add “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion” /v “DevicePath” /t “REG_SZ” /d “%SystemRoot%\inf;C:\Drivers” /f

      1. Profit???
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        mcgonigiggle
        last edited by

        Is it really that simple? Man I overthink things way too much! Thanks for the fast reply; I shall let you know how it goes!

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        • d4rk3D
          d4rk3 @mcgonigiggle
          last edited by

          @mcgonigiggle It is really that simple 🙂 enjoy the many hours you’ll save with this trick ;D

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          • d4rk3D
            d4rk3
            last edited by d4rk3

            I should mention that the Dell .exe driver packages will not work as-is. Make sure you extract them first.

            This is the driver folder structure I use for all of my images:

            AHCI
            Audio
            Chipset
            LAN
            Video
            WiFi

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              mcgonigiggle @d4rk3
              last edited by

              You are way too good to me. Where did you obtain all the drivers from?

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              • d4rk3D
                d4rk3 @mcgonigiggle
                last edited by d4rk3

                @mcgonigiggle The manufacturer’s site, silly 😛

                If you’re only using those two Dell models just grab the drivers for both, extract them to your folder, run the reg add command and you’re done.

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                  mcgonigiggle
                  last edited by

                  Well I figured that one, silly! 😛 I was hoping you had zipped files! XD

                  I wish your user name was “Ferris Bueller” so I could appropriately say, “Ferris Bueller, you’re my hero.”

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                  • sudburrS
                    sudburr
                    last edited by

                    See: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753716.aspx

                    Inclusion of a driver package in a folder referenced by the DevicePath registry entry does not remove any prompts created by the signature on the package. If the package is not signed, or signed by an unknown or untrusted publisher, then the user is still presented with dialog boxes to accept the publisher. Inclusion of the certificate used to sign the driver in the Trusted Publishers certificate store removes this additional prompt. For more information, see the documentation about signing device drivers on the Microsoft Web site

                    https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff544865(v=vs.85).aspx
                    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd919238(v=ws.10).aspx

                    Unsigned drivers are one of my many banes.

                    [ Standing in between extinction in the cold and explosive radiating growth ]

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                    • d4rk3D
                      d4rk3 @mcgonigiggle
                      last edited by

                      @mcgonigiggle I don’t have any right now, but I know a guy…

                      Just download 7zip and then right click any Dell driver .exe file and extract 🙂

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                      • Wayne WorkmanW
                        Wayne Workman @d4rk3
                        last edited by

                        @d4rk3 said:

                        I should mention that the Dell .exe driver packages will not work as-is. Make sure you extract them first.

                        This is the driver folder structure I use for all of my images:

                        AHCI
                        Audio
                        Chipset
                        LAN
                        Video
                        WiFi

                        I do something similar already - but I have other folders too… like
                        Smartboard
                        NiNite
                        NAPS2
                        eStudio_Drivers
                        FOG
                        CannoScan
                        Insight

                        and so on.

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                        • d4rk3D
                          d4rk3 @Wayne Workman
                          last edited by

                          @Wayne-Workman Yep, the sky’s the limit as far as drivers go 🙂 Customize your little heart out lol…

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