Add Out of Box Drivers Using Image Configuration Editor (Standard 7 SP1)
7/8/2014
You install the Windows Embedded Standard 7 Toolkit on a development computer so that you can use tools to develop, build, deploy and service an image.
For information about packages, see Packages. For information about Image Configuration Editor, see Image Configuration Editor User Interface.
Hardware and Software Assumptions
You have installed the Standard 7 Toolkit on a development computer that meets the Requirements for a Development Computer.
To add out of box drivers by using Image Configuration Editor (ICE)
There is more than one method you can use to add out-of-box drivers to an answer file. However, the following procedure is the most efficient method, as well as being the least vulnerable to user errors.
Before you add out-of-box drivers to your answer file, you should add them to a distribution share (DS).
Note
The Out-of-Box Drivers folder should be used only for .inf drivers. For information about installing other types of drivers, see Add Custom Files and Folders Using Image Configuration Editor and the $OEM$ Folders.
In the Distribution Share Pane in ICE, right-click Out-of-Box Drivers, and then click Explore From Here.
Create a subfolder within the Out-of-Box Drivers folder, and give it the name "Temp".
Copy your .inf driver, along with any associated .sys or .cat resources, into the "Temp" subfolder.
Note
If you have successfully completed the previous four steps, the subfolder "Temp" will now be visible in the Distribution Share Pane in ICE.
Right-click the subfolder "Temp" within ICE and insert into one of the available configuration passes.
Note
Boot-critical drivers should be added to Pass 1 windowsPE.For more information about configuration passes, see How Configuration Passes Work.