DOCUMENT:Q191612  09-AUG-2001  [winnt]
TITLE   :Installing Multiple Third-Party OEM Video Drivers
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT
PROD/VER:winnt:4.0
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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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Multiple OEM Video Drivers
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If your deployment contains computers that have different OEM video drivers from
the manufacturer, you can use the following method to install the third-party
drivers. This will allow you to get the proper video drivers installed without
the installer having to worry about what video card is in the computer. Listed
below is a Txtsetup.oem file preparing the Matrox Millennium II and STB Velocity
drivers for installation:

      [Disks]
      d1 = "OEM Video Disk",\oemvideo.tag,\ 

      [Defaults]
      DISPLAY = MGA64 ;these values came from the manufactur's inf in
      [%manufacturer%.MFG]
      DISPLAY = STBS3

      [DISPLAY]
      MGA64 = "my MGA driver - oem" ; this must match what they have in the
      unattended.txt
      STBS3 = "my STB driver - oem" ; file in the [displaydrivers] section

      [Files.display.mga64]
      driver = d1,mga64.sys,mga64 ;just follow the examples to get the rest.
      dll = d1,mga64.dll

      [Files.display.stbs3]
      driver = d1,stbs3.sys,stbs3
      dll = d1,stbs3.dll

      [Config.mga64]
      value=device0,InstalledDisplayDrivers,REG_MULTI_SZ,MGA64
      value=device0,VgaCompatible,REG_DWORD,0

      [Config.stbs3]
      value=device0,InstalledDisplayDrivers,REG_MULTI_SZ,STBS3
      value=device0,VgaCompatible,REG_DWORD,0

Listed below are the changes you will need to make to the Unattend.txt file.
Again, this is only a partial listing of the unattend.txt file:

      [DisplayDrivers]
      "my MGA driver - oem" = "oem" ;note, this section can contain multiple
      entries like we have listed here.
      "my STB driver - oem" = "oem" ;

      [OemBootFiles]
      MGA64.dll ; remember to add the files to this section for each OEM video
      driver
      MGA64.sys ; listed in the above [DisplayDrivers] section
      Txtsetup.oem
      STBS3.sys
      STBS3.dll

This method will allow for the installer to be unaware of the video card in the
computer because Setup will load each driver listed in the [DisplayDrivers]
section and perform the detection from that list.

NOTE: The above solution will turn off detection for other cards not listed in
the [DisplayDrivers] section. For example, if your deployment has a mix of video
cards, such as Matrox and STB, that require OEM drivers and S3 cards that use
drivers shipped with Windows NT, you must perform the following additional steps
so that Windows NT will still detect the video card.

1. Identify the cards that will use drivers that ship on the Windows NT CD. In
   our example, we are going to use S3 compatible. For a complete list, please
   see the Display.inf file located on the Windows NT CD in the i386 directory.

2. Add the retail driver to your Unattend.txt file in the [DisplayDrivers]
   section:

         [DisplayDrivers]
         "my MGA driver - oem" = "oem"
         "my STB driver - oem" = "oem"
         ;*********added the following line***********************
         "S3 compatible display adapter - retail" = "Retail"

   The string can be anything you want as long as it matches what is in the
   Txtsetup.sif file, which we will edit next. Also make sure you have "Retail"
   in quotes.

3. Edit the Txtsetup.sif file and add the following to the [Display] Section:

         [Display]
         forcevga = "Standard VGA (640x480, 16 colors)",files.none
         vga      = "Auto Detect",files.video
         ;**********added the following line*******************************
         s3       = "S3 comaptible display adapter - retail",files.video

   Again, the string in quotes must match what you have in your Unattend.txt
   file. Also make sure the "files.video" (without quotes) appears after the
   ending quotation so that Windows NT Setup knows what files install.

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Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : winnt:4.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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