Automating driver installation on Windows XP

Question

I have a sound card driver and I need to automate the installation of it on windows. Is there any way to achieve this.

Answer 1

This question should be asked at server fault. Anyways, I assume you mean to want it to be installed with your OS. One way is to slipstream the driver into your Windows OS Installer. A good guide is:

Using Nlite (Simple) : http://www.nliteos.com/

or (Advanced) http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp

If not please specify the situation.

Answer 2

This is a question for Server Fault, but many driver install files offer switches that can be used for a silent or unattended install. You could run the program with the /? switch or contact the device manufacturer for more information. Once you have that information, you could schedule the command using Scheduled Tasks in XP or the registry (RunOnce key).

Answer 3

Actually you probably want to read the driver installation section on msdn. (For I am not sure what you mean by "automating".)