Adding drivers to Windows PE 2.1

The SmartStart Scripting Toolkit contains HP drivers that are to be used with Windows® PE 2.1. The drivers are located in the hpDrivers directory of the SmartStart Scripting Toolkit. Run the executable file in this directory, and then select the Extract button to extract the drivers to a location to be used in the following steps.

You can add drivers to WinPE either offline or online.

To add drivers offline:

1. Apply the base image (Winpe.wim) by adding imagex to a local Windows® PE directory. For example,
   imagex /apply WinPE.wim 1 c:\winpe_x86\mount\
   or
   imagex /mountrw WinPE.wim 1 c:\winpe_x86\mount\.
2. Add the .inf file to the base image by using the peimg /inf command. For example,
   peimg /inf=<path> c:\winpe_x86\mount\Windows, where <path> is the location of the .inf file.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each additional device driver. When you finish customizing the image, prepare the image for deployment by using the peimg /prep command.

To add drivers online:

Use the drvload tool, drvload.exe inf_path, where inf_path is the path to a device driver INF file.

For detailed information on using Windows® PE 2.1, see the Windows Preinstallation Environment User's Guide (WinPE.chm) contained in the Windows® Automated Installation Kit.

For more information about the Windows® PE 2.1 driver included in the Windows® SmartStart Scripting Toolkit, see the readme.txt file contained at the root of the Windows® PE 2.1 driver bundle in the hpDrivers directory.