Add Network Drivers in boot.wim file - Add Nic Drivers - Mount Nic Drivers in Boot.wim

Steps for mounting Nic. drivers in boot.wim :-

 

1) First copy boot.wim file on C:\New Folder  ( you can copy image on any drive )

2) mount wim file in C:\wim  using below command ( you can provide any folder name here as well ) 

C:\cd New Folder  - Hit ENTER

C:\New folder>imagex /mountrw Win2k8.WIM 1 C:\Wim  - Hit ENTER 
( select 0 to 4 )  " i used 2 for win7 & Win 2K8R2 boot.wim file "

Mounting process should look like as below :

ImageX Tool for Windows

Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved.

Version: 6.1.7600.16385

Mounting: [c:\New folder\Win2k8.WIM, 1] -> [C:\Wim]...

[ 100% ] Mounting progress

Successfully mounted image.

Total elapsed time: 20 sec

C:\New folder> cd\      - Hit ENTER

C:\>

3) Copy PXE Boot network drivers folder or .inf files at C:\Drivers and Enter below command
 

For bulk Drivers installation use this command :
C:\>dism /image:"C:\Wim" /add-driver /driver:"C:\Drivers"   - Hit ENTER
 

Or select one by one using below command:

C:\>dism /image:"C:\Wim" /add-driver /driver:"C:\Drivers\rt64win7.inf"   - Hit ENTER

Drivers Adding process look like as below :

 

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool

Version: 6.1.7600.16385

Image Version: 6.1.7600.16385

Found 1 driver package(s) to install.

Installing 1 of 1 - C:\Drivers\rt64win7.inf: The driver package was successfully

installed.

The operation completed successfully.

C:\>

C:\>dism /image:"C:\Wim" /add-driver /driver:"C:\Drivers\rt86win7.inf"
 

Drivers Adding process look like as below :

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool

Version: 6.1.7600.16385

Image Version: 6.1.7600.16385

Found 1 driver package(s) to install.

Installing 1 of 1 - C:\Drivers\rt86win7.inf: The driver package was successfully

installed.

The operation completed successfully.

C:\>

4) Once you added all the drivers kindly unmount the process using below command :-
 

C:\>dism /unmount-wim /mountdir:C:\Wim /commit

Unmounting process look like as below :

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool

Version: 6.1.7600.16385

Image File : c:\New folder\Win2k8.WIM

Image Index : 1

Saving image

[==========================100.0%==========================]

Unmounting image

[==========================100.0%==========================]

The operation completed successfully.

C:\>

5) Start your WDS Console, right click on the boot image, and DISABLED

6) Right Click on the same boot image and select REPLACE IMAGE, or Add this as a New Boot Image

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