#Silent install builder inf how to#
#Silent install builder inf drivers#
#Silent install builder inf driver#

Open Setup Editor from the bottom of your screen and select the Components tab at the top of the left window.Д®xpand out each component in the left window and look in the relevant Files section until you find the synpd.inf file. This is a common problem with a relatively straight forward solution.

#Silent install builder inf driver#

Note: If the Driver tab IS present, skip to the next section: вЂConfigure Driver Installation Options (Continued)вЂ™ Installation Expert вЂ“> Files вЂ“> synpd.inf inf file for a successful installation via DifX.Дouble click on the synpd.inf file in the bottom right window to set driver options. inf file, to allow all the files to be in ONE root folder.ДЄll files for a specific driver need to be in one root folder along with the. If so, you may need to modify the file path entries in the. inf file to see if there are references to files in a subfolder(s). If this appears to be the case, check the entries of the.

#Silent install builder inf drivers#

Tip: Some drivers have several different folders containing the relevant files.

Next, add the remaining files to the вЂTouchpadDriverвЂ™ folder:Д¬heck the вЂTouchpadDriverвЂ™ folder is highlighted in the bottom left window, then select the remaining files in the top right window and click the Add F ile button.

The synpd.inf file should be visible in the bottom right window as shown below. Highlight the вЂTouchpadDriverвЂ™ folder in the bottom left window, then select ONLY the synpd.inf file in the top window and click the Add F ile button. inf file becomes the KeyPath for the component to contain the driver files. To save experiencing a common problem (this issue will be detailed later), ensure the synpd.inf file is added FIRST. Open the Files view, then in the bottom window Right Click on вЂProgram FilesвЂ™ and select вЂNew FolderвЂ™ДЇor purposes of our example, we are calling the new folder 'TouchpadDriver' Note: If there is more than one driver (not the case with our example), there must be a SEPARATE folder for EACH driver and associated files. Create a folder EXCLUSIVELY for driver files. The DIFxApp Merge Module should then be visible.ДЈ. Note: Make sure you are using at least version 2.0 of DIFxApp Merge Module. (if the Module is not present select вЂ DownloadвЂ™ then вЂWise Web SiteвЂ™ to obtain it) Select the DIFxApp Merge Module and click Next then Finish Next, we add the DIFxApp Merge Module to the вЂDriversвЂ™ Feature Rename the default feature from вЂCompleteвЂ™ to вЂDriversвЂ™Дў. Ensure there is a SEPARATE feature which will contain these. Note: If your own installation is to also contain non driver files (e.g. Inside Installation Expert, complete the relevant fields under Product Details and General InformationДЄs this will be a Driver only installation we are renaming the default Wise feature from вЂCompleteвЂ™ to вЂDriversвЂ™. If you do not get the вЂNew Installation FileвЂ™ window shown below, select File вЂ“> New from the main menu inside Windows Installer Editor Work bench вЂ“> Tools вЂ“> Windows Installer Editor Create a new Windows Installer (WSI) file Step by Step - Creating a driver installation with DIFx using Wise Package StudioДЎ. For this purpose, we are going to create a Windows XP installation for a Signed Driver: вЂ Synaptics TouchpadвЂ™ with Wise Package Studio.

#Silent install builder inf how to#

This article provides a step by step working example of how to achieve this task. Microsoft provides documentation on DIFx, however it is limited and doesnвЂ™t provide any examples. One of the more popular methods to achieve this is to use Microsoft's Driver Installation Framework (DIFx).

Creating a driver installation in an MSI can be a challenging task.