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How to inject drivers into Windows 7 wim image using Windows Deployment Server

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1) Export your boot.WIM file from your server to the PC you have installed WAIK for windows 7 tools. You can download the tools from https://cloudbuild.co.uk/?p=1396
To export the boot.wim file, right click and export

2) Create a folder called C:\TEMP1 and then create two subfolders. DRIVERS and MOUNT

3) Transfer your BOOT.WIM file to C:\TEMP1 and rename the file to BOOTMODIFIED.WIM

4) Download all the drivers you require, extract and copy them C:\TEMP1\DRIVERS. So you may have a folder within the DRIVERS folder named ETHERNET, another one name VIDEO etc.

5) Next, click Start, Programs, Microsoft Windows AIK and Deployment Tools Command Prompt

6) Next, Mount your BOOTMODIFIED.WIM so you can make changes. To do this, run the below command:

7) Dism.exe /mount-wim /wimfile:C:\temp1\bootmodified.wim /index:2 /mountdir:C:\temp1\mount

8.) Wait for the command to be successful

9) Next, you will inject your drivers. To this type the below command.

Note: Replace ‘type name of file.inf’ with the driver name

dism /image:”C:\Temp1\mount” /add-driver  /driver:”C:\temp1\drivers\ethernet\type name of file.inf”  (If you have copied this command into your command prompt, retype the speech marks as they don’t always copy across correctly.)

10) When successful, commit the image by typing the below command, unless you wish to add further drivers.

Dism /unmount-wim /Mountdir:C:\Temp1\mount /commit

11) Now replace your boot.wim file located on your WDS server. Launch your Windows Deployment Console

12) Right click on the boot image you wish to update, and click disable

13) Right click on boot image again and select replace image.

14) Browse to where you stored BOOTMODIFIED.WIM

15) Done

Please note peimg was replaced in windows 7/server 2008 with command dism.

Download Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows 7

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The Windows Automated Installation Kit allows you to input drivers into a image, for example, when trying to deploy an image via Windows Deployment Server, you receive the below error:

wdsclient: An error occured while starting networking: a matching network car driver was not found in this image. Please have your administrator add the network driver for this machine to the WIndows PE image on the Windows deployment server.

The Windows Automated Installtion Kit for Windows 7 will allow you to inject the network driver into the image.

Download is available here

To, injext the driver into your .wim, see https://cloudbuild.co.uk/?p=1399

 

 

How to remove old Citrix SSL certificates from CSG server

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When you go through the CSG configuration service wizard, you can view the historical csg certificates which are no longer reequired.

To remove:

1) Logon to the CSG server
2) Click start
3) Click run
4) Type mmc and click OK
5) Click file and add/remove snapin
6) Click the add button
7) Select certificates and click Add
8.) Select Computer Account, click next and finish
9)  Click Close and then click OK
10) Expand Certificates (local computer)
11) Expand the folder named Personal and click Certificates
12) All certificates will appear. Take a backup of any old certificates just incase and do not delete the new certificate.

Print Jobs Slow

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If you find print jobs are queuing for a few minutes before printing including when printing the smaller jobs. Try the below fix.

Note: Larger print jobs may take longer to process

If your print job is stuck and not deleting, restarting the print spooler by following the print spooler restart instuctions below will clear.

Firstly, try restarting the print spooler.

Print Spooler Restart

1) Click Start
2) Click run
3) Type services.msc and click OK
4) Look for spooler
5) right click the spooler service and click restart
6) Once the service has restarted, try printing again

If issue still exists, try the below:

Disable bidirectional support

1) Right click on the printer experiencing print queue issues
2) Click properties
3) Click the ‘ports’ tab
4) Uncheck ‘Enable bidirectional support’
5) Click apply and ok
6) Wait a minute and check if the print queue has cleared