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  • Install Windows 7 from a USB pen 3.0 (Inject drivers first)

  • Windows® Automated Installation Kit (WAIK), Windows System Image Manager (WSIM), Win PE and Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) Tutorials are right here.
Windows® Automated Installation Kit (WAIK), Windows System Image Manager (WSIM), Win PE and Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) Tutorials are right here.
 #25349  by Neuropass
 29 Jan 2013, 15:10
Windows 7 does not support USB 3.0 drivers by default. In order for you to install windows 7 from a USB 3.0 port you need to inject the drivers into the boot.wim image.

This is the structure (index) of the boot.wim image:
Image Index: 1 is Microsoft Windows PE (x86 or x64) What does windows PE mean?

Image Index: 2 is Microsoft Windows Setup (x86 or X64)



1-Download your Motherboard USB 3.0 drivers (you might need to expand/extract the packages first)
2-mount the index 2 (change the path accordingly to your files)

Code: Select allimagex /mountrw C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\boot.wim 2 c:\TEST_FOLDER


3-Inject your drivers: (change the path accordingly to your files)

Code: Select allDism /image:c:\TEST_FOLDER /Add-Driver /driver:C:\x64\USB3\ /recurse


4-commit and enjoy:

Code: Select allimagex /unmount /commit c:\TEST_FOLDER