We have a new laptop model that we are struggling with to get all the drivers and software-based softpaqs like Intel WIDI, Intel Rapid Start and a few other problem items to automatically install silently as part of our normal task sequence and it isn't working. We need to move forward and get a working image done ASAP so we can deploy these laptops in a few days. We may need to figure out why some of the unattended softpaq installs are not working at a later date.
As a workaround, I would like to just make a dedicated image for these laptops with all the drivers and unique software installed and skip the driver injection and softpaq installation process when deploying these systems. I have been trying to use SSM to deploy HP softpaqs with MDT for several days and it has been a frustrating waste of time because it works about 90% of the way and fails for a few items or just hangs at the end.
What is the procedure to sysprep and capture the image without losing drivers and then having to re-inject them? I know there is some kind of persist drivers command, but where to you add this command within a MDT capture task sequence? Maybe I can syprep and capture a wim file outside of MDT using GImageX and then import that thick image into MDT as an operating system.