By "New version of WAIK", I assume you mean the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010. There is a document called "Quick Start Guide for Lite Touch Installation." That document describes how to add drivers. The document can be downloaded from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3bd8561f-77ac-4 400-a0c1-fe871c461a89&displayLang=en It's included in "Optional - MDT 2010 Print-Ready Documentaiotn.zip". Curt Finley -----Original Message----- From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:22 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Windows Deployment Servies, WAIK, and DISM Hey All, We're using Windows Deployment Services from Windows Server 2008 (Not R2). It's been very good for out imaging of labs and laptops for over a year now. We are now beginnnig to acquire computers that cannot use the default boot image which is included with Windows Vista. Of most importance, we are either missing network or storage controller drivers. If either of these are missing from the boot image, using Windows Deployment is impossible. So, I want to update the boot image with the needed drivers. But a new version of Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) has been released for Windows 7. It includes a utility called DISM which makes the updating of drivers much easier . Question 1: Can I use the new DISM to modify Vista images? I don't see where it says I can or can't. Question 2: Will updating my WAIK to the new Windows 7 version be compatible with the Windows Deployment Servicess I have with Windows Server 2008? Question 3: Are there other methods/programs I should be looking at for imaging/updating Windows Vista Deployments? Thanks for any input. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
