Import Device Drivers into the Deployment Workbench

Import device drivers into the Deployment Workbench using the Import Drivers Wizard. Start the Import Drivers Wizard using one of the following methods:

· In the console tree, click the Out-of-Box Drivers node or a folder beneath the Out-of-Box Drivers node. Then, in the Actions pane, click Import Drivers.

· In the console tree, click the Out-of-Box Drivers node or a folder beneath the Out-of-Box Drivers node. Then, from the Action menu, click Import Drivers.

· In the console tree, click the Out-of-Box Drivers node or a folder beneath the Out-of-Box Drivers node, and then click Import Drivers.

To import device drivers

1. Click Start, and then point to All Programs. Point to Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, and then click Deployment Workbench.

2. In the Deployment Workbench console tree, go to Deployment Workbench/Deployment Shares/deployment_share/Out-of-box Drivers node (where deployment_share is the name of the deployment share to which you will add the device drivers) or a folder beneath that node.

3. In the Actions pane, click Import Drivers.

The Import Driver Wizard starts.

4. Complete the Import Driver Wizard using the information in Table 49.

Table 49. Information for Completing the Import Driver Wizard

On this wizard page	Do this
Specify Directory	1. In Driver source directory, type path (where path is the fully qualified path to the folder that contains the device drivers you want to import). Note You can alternatively click Browse to find the folder on a local drive or network shared folder. 2. Select or clear the Import drivers even if they are duplicates of an existing driver check box based on the requirements of your organization. If the check box is: · Selected, the wizard will import the drivers even if the same drivers already exist · Cleared, the wizard will not import the drivers if the same drivers already exist Tip In most instances, do not select this check box, as doing so increases the size of the deployment share and makes driver management more complex. 3. Click Next.
Summary	Click Next.
Confirmation	Tip You can click Save Output to save the output of the wizard to a file. You can also click View Script to view the Windows PowerShell scripts used to perform the wizard tasks. Click Finish.

The Import Drivers Wizard finishes. The device drivers are added to the list of device drivers in the details pane of the Deployment Workbench.