Comments on: Add or Remove a driver from a Wim Image using DISM

By: Tom Floor

Tom Floor — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:17:00 +0000

This does not appear to work on Vista images build on Vista SP1, although the image has been upgraded to SP2. When I try to add drivers, this is what happens:
C:Program FilesWindows AIKToolsPETools>dism /image:C:MountDir /add-driver /driver:”C:HPSwSetupSP52567Graphics2342hp32.inf”
Deployment Image Servicing and Management toolVersion: 6.1.7600.16385
Error: 50
The command specified is unknown or not supported when running DISM.exe againsta Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 or a Windows Server 2008 target image.For more information, see the Help documentation available in the Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows-AIK) or the Windows OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK).
The DISM log file can be found at C:WINDOWSLogsDISMdism.log
C:Program FilesWindows AIKToolsPETools>

And then DISM.log shows where it goes wrong:
2011-08-18 14:04:43, Info DISM DISM.EXE: The target image version is: 6.0.6002.18005.2011-08-18 14:04:43, Info DISM DISM.EXE: The target image is downlevel and considered supported. Looking for PkgMgr.exe.2011-08-18 14:04:43, Info DISM DISM.EXE: Executing DISM against a downlevel image. Calling C:MountDirWindowsWinSxSx86_microsoft-windows-servicingstack_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.18005_none_0b4ada54c46c45b0pkgmgr.exe2011-08-18 14:04:43, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=3600 Getting Provider Compatibility Manager – CDISMProviderStore::GetProvider2011-08-18 14:04:43, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=3600 Provider has previously been initialized. Returning the existing instance. – CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider2011-08-18 14:04:43, Info DISM Compatibility Manager: PID=3600 Processing the top level command token(add-driver). – CCbsCliParser::Private_ValidateCmdLine2011-08-18 14:04:43, Info DISM Compatibility Manager: PID=3600 Unknown top level command token add-driver – CCbsCliParser::Private_ValidateCmdLine2011-08-18 14:04:43, Info DISM Compatibility Manager: PID=3600 This command is unsupported for a downlevel image. – CCompatManager::CompatExecuteCmdLine2011-08-18 14:04:43, Info DISM DISM.EXE: Image session has been closed. Reboot required=no.

Are there any solutions for this? Can’t find any on technet, only people who have got the same problem.

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By: msigeek

msigeek — Fri, 21 May 2010 22:26:31 +0000

Hi Marius, Thanks for your comments!

Do check if you have an setup file for these drivers (.inf files). If yes, follow the above steps as mentioned. Save and Commit the Wim Image., and then test the image.

I recommend, you do the test before trying out the deployment. The steps which you are following looks correct. Just ensure that the drivers are added to your image. Commit the Wim and then install with it.

Let me know, how it goes!

By: Marius - Roma - Italy

Marius - Roma - Italy — Fri, 21 May 2010 19:49:17 +0000

I see that you have an in-depth experience with Windows 7 customization tools.
I see as well thet there are lots of different tools and options, so I am confused.
Let me ask for advice to solve a problem: I need to install Windows 7 on a PC with not standard HW. During setup with standard Microsoft DVD I get a blue screen related to the (custom) video card.
I have the right video card drivers.
What is the best way (and simplest) way to provide the right drivers during setup?
Based on what I understand from your site I created a bootable installtation pendrive, edited install.wim using DISM to add my drivers, replaced install.wim on my pendrive, booted my custom PC with winPE and started setup from the pendrive.
How can I tell setup to use the video card drivers I added?
Am I performing the right steps?
Regards from Italy
Marius

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