Chapter 3

What would you use to manage your device drivers?

Device manager

What are the .msu and .cab file extensions and files use them?

Microsoft updates, hotfixes, service packs, and language packs

What is WDS and what is it used for?

Windows Deployment Services is a Windows server role used to deploy Windows over the network with little or no user intervention

What is WIM and what is it used for?

file‐based image format developed by Microsoft that enables a file structure (folders and files) to be stored inside a single WIM database

What is a device driver?

provides the operating system with information about a specific device

How do we get rid of the SID on a computer when getting it ready to capture?

use the /generalize command

What does Plug and Play mean?

when you plug a device into a USB port, the system usually detects it, adds it to the Devices and Printers folder, and installs the appropriate device driver for it.

What is the device and printer folders used for?

which quickly allows you to see all the devices connected to the computer and to configure and troubleshoot these devices

How does the 32-bit and 64-bit version of Windows 10 treat signed drivers differently?

64‐bit version, you cannot install a driver that lacks a valid digital signature or that has been altered after it was signed. 32-bit you can.

What path would I take to get to the Driverstore?

%SystemRoot%\System32\DriverStore folder

What are the tasks in the book to manually capture an image using DISM?

Boot the computer using Windows PE. Map a drive to a network share. Use Diskpart to assign a drive letter to any partitions that you need to capture that do not have any drive letters assigned. Use DISM to capture the system partition Use DISM to capture the primary partitions and any logical partitions.

What is the difference between disabling, updating and rolling back a driver?

Disabling- releases the hardware resources it was using back to the operating system Updating- Puts the newest software for the driver Rollback- enables you to reinstall the last device driver that was functioning.

What does Windows Hardware Quality Labs do?

makes sure the drivers pass the test

The book describes 5 symbols you might see in device manager. What re they and what do they represent?

Blue question mark inside white circle- The driver installed; it might not provide full functionality. Red "X"- The device is installed in the computer and is consuming resources; the protected mode driver is not loaded; the device installed improperly. Black exclamation point on yellow field- The device is in a problem state; the device might be functioning; problem code will be displayed with the device. Blue "I" on white field- Use automatic settings not selected for the device; the resource was manually selected; this does not indicate a problem or disabled state. White circle with down arrow- The device was disabled by an administrator or user. Yellow warning symbol with exclamation point- There is a problem with the device.

To disable a specific feature on an image, such as TelnetClient what would your command be?

Dism /image:C:\offline /Disable‐Feature /FeatureName:TelnetClient

Why do you use /generalize and /oobe in sysprep?

So you will be able to transfer all of your data using the wizard

What makes up a driver package?

The .inf file Any files that the .inf file references The catalog (.cat) file that contains the digital signature of the device driver

What is DISM?

a command that can be used to capture the reference computer to an image file