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Plug and Play Device Driver Deployment in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

Updated: May 15, 2007

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This paper provides information about Plug and Play driver deployment scenarios for the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 operating systems. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), corporate IT support staff, and driver developers can use the information in this paper to better understand driver deployment scenarios and debugging techniques for Windows Vista.

This document is intended to supplement information in the Windows OEM Preinstall Kit (OPK) and Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK). It includes an overview of the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 deployment architecture, driver deployment scenarios, definitions, and common device deployment problems and errors.

This information applies for the following operating systems:
Windows Server 2008
Windows Vista

This white paper includes:

•	Overview of Device Driver Deployment in Windows Vista
•	Using Unattend.xml to add Drivers
•	Sysprep Generalize with PersistAllDevice Installs Set to True
•	Using DPInst to Add Device Drivers during Audit User Mode
•	Windows Server 2008 Automatic Driver Injection
•	Troubleshooting Driver Deployment: Plug and Play Ranking
•	Walkthrough: Diagnosing Device Driver Deployment Problems
•	Glossary

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