Information

It is possible to install drivers using command-line tools available in Windows Server core. This article describes how to install network driver.

Resolution

1. Mount Parallels Tools ISO to the affected virtual machine:
   prlctl installtools VMNAME
2. Inside virtual machine change directory to the optical drive:
   D:
3. Launch installation to unpack MSI files:
   Setup.exe
4. Make temporary directory:
   mkdir dump
5. Unpack MSI:
   msiexec.exe /a setup-parallels-tools.msi /qb TARGETDIR=C:\windows\temp\dump
6. Install needed drivers:
   Pnputil.exe -i -a c:\windows\temp\dump\program files\parallels\parallelstools\drivers\prl_eth5\prl_eth5.inf