Installing drivers without creating a user in Windows?

[Keegan]

Hi,

anybody know if it is possible to for instance install a oem version of windows on a system, then update the drivers, without creating a user?

 

[Slaters Kustum Machines]

Other than creating an OS disk with the drivers included I don't know of a way.

 

[citizensmith]

I know im going to regret suggesting this but try using the administrator account

 

[14049752]

You can do it with the OEM Preinstallation kit. Specifically, sysprep.

 

[dbdawn]

You can do it with the OEM Preinstallation kit. Specifically, sysprep.

This is correct. OP take a look at DriverPacks, you might find some interesting information their.

 

[citizensmith]

I know im going to regret suggesting this but try using the administrator account

I regret it
Great suggestion from 14049752 with sysprep & dbdawn with driverpacks too.

 

[dbdawn]

I regret it
Great suggestion from 14049752 with sysprep & dbdawn with driverpacks too.

Well technically, the local administrator account is created by default

 

[NETWizz]

You can do it with DISM... You would need to mount an offline installation of Windows probably on another computer and inject the drivers... it should, in theory work, but it is easier just to install them the normal way.

 

[parker.casey]

1. Insert disk to install Windows (7 I'm assuming.)
2. Install the OS
3. On first boot, at the OOBE, rather than putting in a computer name, hit CTRL+SHIFT+F3
4. Wait for reboot.
5. Install whatever drivers, updates, and programs you'd like.
6. Hit "reboot" or whatever wording it throws at you, in order to clean-up and reboot the system.
7. After rebooting in to Audit mode, choose to reboot into OOBE.
8. Shut down, leave the thing off. The next person to start it up gets a nice OOBE, with your modifications already there.

 

[Xander]

Well technically, the local administrator account is created by default

True but it's not populated, right? (That's why, the first time it's used, you get the full "Creating Desktop" box)

 

[NETWizz]

1. Insert disk to install Windows (7 I'm assuming.)
2. Install the OS
3. On first boot, at the OOBE, rather than putting in a computer name, hit CTRL+SHIFT+F3
4. Wait for reboot.
5. Install whatever drivers, updates, and programs you'd like.
6. Hit "reboot" or whatever wording it throws at you, in order to clean-up and reboot the system.
7. After rebooting in to Audit mode, choose to reboot into OOBE.
8. Shut down, leave the thing off. The next person to start it up gets a nice OOBE, with your modifications already there.

You are 100% correct! That is how to get into Audit mode to make an image. There is NOTHING wrong with using this before giving it to a customer, but make CERTAIN to put it back in OOBE or the customer will be stuck in audit mode.

If you ever want into audit mode, you can run Sysprep on an already working system and get back into Audit mode, too.

 

[dbdawn]

True but it's not populated, right? (That's why, the first time it's used, you get the full "Creating Desktop" box)

Yes you are correct!

1. Insert disk to install Windows (7 I'm assuming.)
2. Install the OS
3. On first boot, at the OOBE, rather than putting in a computer name, hit CTRL+SHIFT+F3
4. Wait for reboot.
5. Install whatever drivers, updates, and programs you'd like.
6. Hit "reboot" or whatever wording it throws at you, in order to clean-up and reboot the system.
7. After rebooting in to Audit mode, choose to reboot into OOBE.
8. Shut down, leave the thing off. The next person to start it up gets a nice OOBE, with your modifications already there.

You can also use the WAIK to create an answer file called unattend.xml and call it when you are done installing everything, basically after your step 5.
sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown /unattend:unattend.xml

 

[Keegan]

1. Insert disk to install Windows (7 I'm assuming.)
2. Install the OS
3. On first boot, at the OOBE, rather than putting in a computer name, hit CTRL+SHIFT+F3
4. Wait for reboot.
5. Install whatever drivers, updates, and programs you'd like.
6. Hit "reboot" or whatever wording it throws at you, in order to clean-up and reboot the system.
7. After rebooting in to Audit mode, choose to reboot into OOBE.
8. Shut down, leave the thing off. The next person to start it up gets a nice OOBE, with your modifications already there.

thanx, that was what I was looking for
now to test it out