New Hotfix available: KB978754 - You cannot import a driver into an OSD image if the driver is signed for only the Windows 7 operating system in SCCM 2007 SP2

Consider the following scenario:

• You install Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) site server on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008.
• You try to import a driver into an Operating System Deployment (OSD) image. The driver is signed for only the Windows 7 operating system.

In this scenario, the Import New Driver wizard fails. At the same time, you receive the following error message:

The Import New Driver Wizard completed with errors. For more information about the tasks that were not completed, see details.
Details:
Error: Some driver(s) cannot be imported successfully, please see following details.
Error: Failed to import the following drivers:
<Driver file> The selected driver is not applicable to any supported platforms

Note This issue does not occur if the driver is signed for both the Windows Vista operating system and the Windows 7 operating system.

For all the details and to download the hotfix see the following:

KB978754 - You cannot import a driver into an OSD image if the driver is signed for only the Windows 7 operating system in SCCM 2007 SP2

J.C. Hornbeck | System Center Knowledge Engineer