Push Install Instructions for Microsoft Windows* 7 (32-bit version)
- Introduction
- Setting up an install directory on the file server
- Instructions for Creating Teams and VLANs(Optional)
- Deployment methods
- Microsoft documentation for unattended installations of Windows 7
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Introduction
A "Push", or unattended installation of Windows 7 provides a means for network
administrators to easily install Windows 7 on x86 capable systems.
The network administrator can create a bootable media that will automatically
log into a central server and install the operating system from the Windows 7
installation directory stored on that server. This document provides instructions for
a basic unattended installation of Windows 7 that includes the installation of
drivers for Intel(R) Gigabit Network Connections.
As part of the unattended installation, you can create Teams and VLANs. If
you wish to create one or more teams/VLANs as part of the unattended
installation, you must also follow the instructions in the "Instructions for Creating
Teams and VLANs (Optional)" section of this document.
The elements necessary for the Windows 7 unattended installation are:
- A server with a shared image of the Windows 7 Installation DVD.
- If you wish to create teams/VLANS as part of the unattended installation, you need
to create a configuration file with the team/VLAN information in it. To create
this file you need a sample system that has the same type of adapter(s) that will
be in the systems receiving the push installation. On the sample system,
use Intel(R) PROSet for Windows Device Manager to set up the adapters
in the team/VLAN configuration you want. This system could also be the Windows
7 system mentioned above. For clarity, this system is referred to in this
document as the configured system.
- An unattended installation configuration file that provide Windows setup
with information it needs to complete the installation. The name of this
file is UNATTEND.XML
- The Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)
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Setting up an install directory on the file server
The server must be setup with a distribution folder that holds the required
Windows 7 files. Clients must also be able to read this folder when connecting
via TCP/IP.
For illustration purposes, the examples in this document use the network share
D:\PushWin7. To create this share:
1) Create a directory on the server, (EX: D:\PushWin7).
2) Use the My Computer applet in Windows to locate the D:\PushWin7 folder.
3) Right-click the folder and select Sharing. Select Share this folder.
4) Give it a share name (EX: PushWin7). This share name will be used to connect
to this directory from the remote target systems.
5) Adjust permissions as necessary and click OK.
To prepare the distribution folder:
1) Copy the entire contents from the Windows 7 DVD to D:\PushWin7. Use Windows
Explorer or XCOPY to maintain the same directory structure as on the
Windows 7 DVD. When the copy is complete, the Windows 7 installation
files should be in the D:\PushWin7 directory.
2) Use the Windows System Image Manager to edit/generate the
Unattend.xml file and save it to the D:\PushWin7 directory.
3) Create the driver install directory structure and copy the driver files
to it.
Example: From a Windows command prompt where e: is the drive letter of
your CDROM drive:
e:
cd \APPS\SETUP\PUSH
(you must be in the APPS\SETUP\PUSH\ directory to run PUSHCOPY)
pushcopy D:\PushWin7 WIN732
The above command creates the $OEM$ directory structure and copy all the
necessary files to install the driver and Intel(R) PROSet for Windows Device
Manager. However, Intel(R) PROSet for Windows Device Manager is not installed
unless the FirstLogonCommands is added as seen in the example below.
[Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\FirstLogonCommands\SynchronousCommand]
CommandLine= %systemdrive%\WMIScr\Install.bat
Description= Begins silent unattended install of Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager
Order= 1
4) Using ImageX.EXE from the WAIK, create a WIM image file of the $OEM$ folder
Example: From the Windows command prompt:
Imagex /capture d:\PushWin7\$oem$\$1 d:\PushWin7\intel.wim "Intel(R) PROSet for Device Manager Drivers and Software"
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Instructions for Creating Teams and VLANs (Optional)
Note: If you used Pushcopy from the section "To prepare the distribution folder:"
the directory structure will already be created and you can skip step 4.
1) Copy SavResDX.vbs from the Intel CD to the configured system. The file is
located in the APPS\WMI\ directory on the Intel CD.
2) Open a command prompt on the configured system and navigate to the
directory containing SavResDX.vbs.
3) Run the following command: cscript SavResDX.vbs save. A configuration file
called WmiConf.txt is created in the same directory.
4) On the Server , create a directory in the $OEM$\$1 directory
called WMIScr. For example, on Windows 7, the directory is
$OEM$\$1\WMIScr.
5) Copy the SavResDX.vbs and WmiConf.txt files to the WMIScr directory.
6) Locate the batch file, Install.bat, in $OEM$\$1\WMIScr. Edit the batch file by
removing the comment that preceeds the second START command. The file
should look like the follow when finished:
Start /wait %systemdrive%\drivers\net\INTEL\APPS\ProsetDX\Win7\PROSetDX.msi /qn /li %temp%\PROSetDX.log
REM Uncomment the next line if VLANs or Teams are to be installed.
Start /wait /b cscript %systemdrive%\wmiscr\SavResDX.vbs restore %systemdrive%\wmiscr\wmiconf.txt > %systemdrive%\wmiscr\output.txt
exit
Note: If you are adding a team or VLAN, run ImageX.exe afterwards to create the Intel.wim
containing the team or VLAN.
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Deployment methods
Boot using your WinPE 2.0 media and connect to the server containing your Windows
7 installation share.
Run the command from the \\Server\PushWin7 prompt:
setup /unattend:<full path to answer file>
NOTE: In the above procedure, setup runs the installation in unattended mode
and also detects the plug and play network adapters. All driver files are
copied from the shared directory to the target system directories and
installation of the OS and Network Adapters continues without user
intervention.
If you installed VLANs as part of the unattended installation, view the
results of the script execution in the output.txt file. This file is in
the same directory as the SavResDX.vbs file.
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Microsoft Documentation for Unattended Installations of Windows 7
For a complete description of the parameters supported in Unattend.XML visit
support.microsoft.com to view the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)
documentation.
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Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.