Adding USB 3 drivers to W7 repair disk  


  1. Posts : 2
    W7 64bit
       #1

    Adding USB 3 drivers to W7 repair disk


    How can I add the usb3 drivers to a Windows 7 repair disk?
    I have
    Windows 7 install.ISO
    & Repair disk.ISO
    & external USB hard drive containing a System Image (backup was done using USB 3 drive)
    & Intel USB3 driver.exe
    & PowerISO utiity program

    Initially my question is
    when booting with Repair Disk
    if I want to use a USB3 drive to read my System Image
    I am asked for a Driver Disk
    What is expected in the driver disk?
    The USB driver download as an .exe
    which I have unzipped
    What do I copy onto (e.g) a Driver DVD
    so that it will be acceptable to the Load Driver request

    Then I will move on to ask if there is a method of "adding" the USB3 drivers
    to the W7 Repair Disk
    NB I have PowerISO which includes a DISM option (whatever that is)

    I can get by using my PCs USB2 drives
    but the USB3 drives will presumably perform much faster

    There are several Youtube vids but while appreciating the effort
    I find them unclear
    A written procedure would be better
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  2. Posts : 16,155
    7 X64
       #2

    Poweriso:

    1.Copy boot.wim from the iso sources folder to your hard drive

    2. Create a folder C:\MOUNT

    3. Use the dism feature to mount boot.wim ( image 1 ) if it is from the repair.iso, or image 2 if it is from install.iso into C:\MOUNT folder

    4. Use dism feature to add drivers to mounted boot.wim

    5. Commit the image and Save it.

    6. Replace boot.wim in the sources folder with the updated one on your hard drive.
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  3. Posts : 28
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
       #3

    Isn't there an Intel USB 3.0 utility if I'm not mistaken? It's been a long time since I last installed 7 to a computer with only USB 3.0 ports, so my memory is fazy.
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  4. Posts : 2
    W7 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Thanks very much - mission accomplished
    I have LAPTOP & DESKTOP both with W7Pro/64
    & different USB3 drivers
    Looking through my archives, I see I bought MagicISO, then WinISO
    & now I have bought a license for PowerISO which I think is good value considering its several goodies
    I originally generated 1 disk for each PC but then reconsidered & redid, adding both sets of USB3 drivers
    I now have a Repair disc that works on both machines
    (I didn't know what DISM was until I looked it up)
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  5. Posts : 28
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
       #5

    SIW2 is is possible to do this for an x64 image on x86 W7? Just curious.
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