[Viper999]

Can you attach your xml file as I can past it as it is formatted incorrectly ? Thanks in advance for your help.

[maxXPsoft]

Viper999, on 19 March 2010 - 06:23 PM, said:

Can you attach your xml file as I can past it as it is formatted incorrectly ? Thanks in advance for your help.

myselfidem or mine? Mine are in first post now at very top, just change Architectue

[myselfidem]

You have right, sorry, that was not a good example of AutoUnattend.xml!

I show you this AutoUnattend.xml as an example with the lines you don't want and deleeted.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
    <settings pass="windowsPE">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <SetupUILanguage>
                <UILanguage>fr-FR</UILanguage>
            </SetupUILanguage>
            <InputLocale>100c:0000100c</InputLocale>
            <SystemLocale>fr-CH</SystemLocale>
            <UILanguage>fr-FR</UILanguage>
            <UserLocale>fr-CH</UserLocale>
            <UILanguageFallback>fr-FR</UILanguageFallback>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <Diagnostics>
                <OptIn>false</OptIn>
            </Diagnostics>
            <DiskConfiguration>
                <WillShowUI>Always</WillShowUI>
            </DiskConfiguration>
            <Display>
                <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>
                <HorizontalResolution>1280</HorizontalResolution>
                <VerticalResolution>1024</VerticalResolution>
            </Display>
            <DynamicUpdate>
                <Enable>true</Enable>
                <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
            </DynamicUpdate>
            <ImageInstall>
                <OSImage>
                    <InstallFrom>
                        <MetaData wcm:action="add">
                            <Key>/IMAGE/NAME</Key>
                            <Value>Windows 7 ULTIMATE</Value>
                        </MetaData>
                    </InstallFrom>
                </OSImage>
            </ImageInstall>
            <UserData>
                <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
                <FullName>myselfidem</FullName>
                <Organization>Se7en_UA</Organization>
                <ProductKey>
                    <Key>XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX</Key>
                    <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
                </ProductKey>
            </UserData>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="offlineServicing">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-LUA-Settings" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <EnableLUA>false</EnableLUA>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="generalize">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-PnpSysprep" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <PersistAllDeviceInstalls>true</PersistAllDeviceInstalls>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="specialize">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <Home_Page>http://people.consolidated.net/veeger/</Home_Page>
            <BlockPopups>no</BlockPopups>
            <CompanyName>Se7en_UA</CompanyName>
            <FavoritesOnTop>true</FavoritesOnTop>
            <FilterLevel>High</FilterLevel>
            <Help_Page>http://people.consolidated.net/veeger/</Help_Page>
            <DisableFirstRunWizard>true</DisableFirstRunWizard>
            <DisableWelcomePage>true</DisableWelcomePage>
            <PlaySound>false</PlaySound>
            <ShowInformationBar>false</ShowInformationBar>
            <UserAgent>UAtest</UserAgent>
            <Window_Title_CN>Se7en_UA</Window_Title_CN>
            <SearchScopes>
                <Scope wcm:action="add">
                    <ScopeDefault>true</ScopeDefault>
                    <ScopeDisplayName>Google</ScopeDisplayName>
                    <ScopeKey>Search1</ScopeKey>
                    <ScopeUrl>http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en</ScopeUrl>
                </Scope>
            </SearchScopes>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-RemoteAssistance-Exe" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <fAllowFullControl>false</fAllowFullControl>
            <fAllowToGetHelp>false</fAllowToGetHelp>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP-UX" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <SkipAutoActivation>true</SkipAutoActivation>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <ComputerName>Se7en</ComputerName>
            <ProductKey>XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX</ProductKey>
            <RegisteredOrganization>Se7en_UA</RegisteredOrganization>
            <RegisteredOwner>myselfidem</RegisteredOwner>
            <Display>
                <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>
                <HorizontalResolution>1280</HorizontalResolution>
                <VerticalResolution>1024</VerticalResolution>
            </Display>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="oobeSystem">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <SystemLocale>fr-CH</SystemLocale>
            <UILanguage>fr-FR</UILanguage>
            <UserLocale>100c:0000100c</UserLocale>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <Display>
                <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>
                <HorizontalResolution>1280</HorizontalResolution>
                <VerticalResolution>1024</VerticalResolution>
            </Display>
            <RegisteredOrganization>Se7en_UA</RegisteredOrganization>
            <RegisteredOwner>myselfidem</RegisteredOwner>
            <TimeZone>W. Europe Standard Time</TimeZone>
            <AutoLogon>
                <Enabled>true</Enabled>
                <LogonCount>3</LogonCount>
                <Username>myselfidem</Username>
                <Password>
                    <Value>xxxxxx</Value>
                    <PlainText>true</PlainText>
                </Password>
            </AutoLogon>
            <FirstLogonCommands>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <Order>1</Order>
                    <Description>Running FirstLog.cmd</Description>
                    <CommandLine>cmd /C start /wait %systemdrive%\Install\FirstLog.cmd</CommandLine>
                </SynchronousCommand>
            </FirstLogonCommands>
            <OEMInformation>
                <Logo>C:\Windows\System32\oemlogo.bmp</Logo>
                <Manufacturer>Se7en_UA</Manufacturer>
                <Model>Unattended Seven</Model>
            </OEMInformation>
            <OOBE>
                <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
                <NetworkLocation>Home</NetworkLocation>
                <ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
            </OOBE>
            <UserAccounts>
                <LocalAccounts>
                    <LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
                        <Password>
                            <PlainText>true</PlainText>
                            <Value>xxxxxx</Value>
                        </Password>
                        <Group>Administrators</Group>
                        <DisplayName></DisplayName>
                        <Name>myselfidem</Name>
                    </LocalAccount>
                </LocalAccounts>
            </UserAccounts>
            <VisualEffects>
                <FontSmoothing>ClearType</FontSmoothing>
            </VisualEffects>
        </component>
    </settings>
</unattend>

Add your personnal name, your key and your personnal options!
You can see in the first post, as Max says and just change Architecture.

Max gives you the solution at the first page of this topic.

Quote

<SupportPhone>BR549</SupportPhone>.

If you remove a line remove it completely. Don't leave the unneeded items. Wrong <SupportPhone></SupportPhone>

Regards.

This post has been edited by myselfidem: 21 January 2012 - 04:30 PM

[urie]

Viper999, on 19 March 2010 - 06:23 PM, said:

Can you attach your xml file as I can past it as it is formatted incorrectly ? Thanks in advance for your help.

Why are you not using Se7en_UA Autounattend.xml part to to do your Autounattend.xml.

This post has been edited by urie: 20 March 2010 - 08:05 AM

[Viper999]

Thanks I modified the enclosed file and it works great !!!. The only thing it asks is the windows version and which disk to install.

[myselfidem]

Viper999, on 20 March 2010 - 07:36 AM, said:

Thanks I modified the enclosed file and it works great !!!. The only thing it asks is the windows version and which disk to install.

Yes, because you need to make your AutoUnattend.xml a new time with the first windows asking you what version you want.
Close and restart Se7en_UA.exe.
Make an other time your file with selected option (windows version) and before put your file AutoUnattend.xml inside the folder: Se7en_UA\My Files\
You must edit the fisrt window a new time, for the Windows version!
And use xml creator Se7en_UA, like as I tell you: click after changes "Save" and OK; and next window: OK.

Control your AutoUanttend.xml inside Se7en_UA\uaDVD\. If you want, you can deleete the AutoUnattend_OLD.xml.

Example: you must write: 5 - Ultimate (for Windows Ultimate)

That's mean, if you have an error, you need to do all the process and write at the first windows the choise for your version, because even if the file is good, the window asking your version appears during the unattended installation!


Regards.

This post has been edited by myselfidem: 20 March 2010 - 09:59 AM

[Viper999]

All is goo. I corrected the windows version in the xml file. Thanks to all for your assistance !!!!!

[myselfidem]

Viper999, on 20 March 2010 - 09:07 AM, said:

All is goo. I corrected the windows version in the xml file. Thanks to all for your assistance !!!!!

Thanks!

[Tripredacus]

This seems to be a good topic, so I pinned it for now!

[Hanzo]

How about a guide for using WSIM from the WAIK 2.0, for creating the unattend xml. If people can see how catalog components effect the answer file, and how to enable them in the answer file, if would make the understanding of what is going on during the install better.
I know there are easier ways to do this, but I personally think using the tool which comes with the kit would be the best, not having to run many different programs to get the results i.e vlite, and others.

[maxXPsoft]

Hanzo, on 15 April 2010 - 04:00 PM, said:

I know there are easier ways to do this, but I personally think using the tool which comes with the kit would be the best, not having to run many different programs to get the results i.e vlite, and others.

True but

The easy ways were created I believe since
a. MS don't help much with their 1.5Gb download. They don't show full examples of say Dvd, Ris or whatever. You get error's you crash and burn.
b. People still get error's and go seeking help. Edit: Most this is answered not from MS but by other users that have, Been there done that
c. A lot of people on dial-up or limited internet access and 1.5gb download is not a good thing. I've been there so I know.
d. They want it fast. No time to wade through all the mess that many before have already done and can give guidance of their methods

This post has been edited by maxXPsoft: 15 April 2010 - 05:47 PM

[nice_guy75]

Hey brother I have already insalled WAIK and I wish to make my answer file by myself can you please tell me how to set a custom theme as default them with xml file. I mean I need to know the option where I would find theme option if I am making an answer file with the help of WSIM?


I have used some already made xml for applying custom theme but not working properly.


I want to integrate some custom themes and would like to apply one of them as default theme.

[myselfidem]

nice_guy75, on 19 April 2010 - 11:35 AM, said:

I want to integrate some custom themes and would like to apply one of them as default theme.

Hello!

You can find help inside: "Unattentend Windows Setup Reference for Windows 7.chm" include with WAIK for Windows 7:

Extract:
Applies To
For a list of the supported Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup.

XML Example
The following XML output shows how to set a customized theme.

<Themes>
   <ThemeName>Fabrikam Theme</ThemeName>
   <DefaultThemesOff>false</DefaultThemesOff>
   <DesktopBackground>%WINDIR%\web\wallpaper\fabrikam.jpg</DesktopBackground>
   <BrandIcon>%programfiles%\Fabrikam\fabrikam-logo.png</BrandIcon>
   <ScreenSaver>Bubbles.scr</ScreenSaver>

   <WindowColor>Violet</WindowColor>
</Themes>

Write inside Index: "Themes" for more informations!

I hope that will help you!

This post has been edited by myselfidem: 19 April 2010 - 12:36 PM

[nice_guy75]

Thanks for your reply but as I have already metioned in my previous post that I tried some ready made xml but when I try to install my OS after editing my OS doesn't apply that custom theme infact it is using Default aero theme as default theme. Secondly I have replaced all three theme files with patched patched files but then also aero theme is not working then I had to use unversal theme patcher for patching those files once again.

Do I need to make any more changes other then the name in the theme in the Autounattend.xml, as mere changing name is not applying custom theme as default theme?

[maxXPsoft]

nice_guy75, on 19 April 2010 - 11:14 PM, said:

Secondly I have replaced all three theme files with patched patched files but then also aero theme is not working then I had to use unversal theme patcher for patching those files once again.

so if you used patched themes then you are adding the patched theme dll? It allows other themes besides ms

[nice_guy75]

maxXPsoft, on 20 April 2010 - 06:23 AM, said:

so if you used patched themes then you are adding the patched theme dll? It allows other themes besides ms

This is not the problem for me anymore, as I have already mentioned I have already patched all 3 theme files with universal theme patcher and now everything is fine apart from applying custom theme as default theme.

If you can tell me where I can add that option in my answer file when I would try to create an answer file with WSIM.

I don't want to use a ready made answer file.

[maxXPsoft]

http://www.askvg.com...s-in-windows-7/
You're saying you patched the themes but did you do this?
Like other Windows versions, Windows 7 also doesn't allow 3rd party themes to be used by default and you'll need to patch following 3 system files to be able to use 3rd party themes in Windows 7:

* uxtheme.dll
* themeui.dll
* themeservice.dll
And add them to your mounted source?
I'll do that here next day or so and see what happens.

Far as your sig: I don't want to use a ready made answer file.
No one should, examples are only that, customize whichever way you want.

[Tripredacus]

OK I have a question then. So you can only get custom themes from the answer file if you patch the files?

[nice_guy75]

I have already patched my files and replaced those files in the mounted install.wim. Aero theme is not a problem for me anymore. Now only applying my custom theme is problem for me.

[maxXPsoft]

nice_guy75, on 21 April 2010 - 12:28 PM, said:

I have already patched my files and replaced those files in the mounted install.wim. Aero theme is not a problem for me anymore. Now only applying my custom theme is problem for me.

I'll get there, made a messup with install yesterday and theme didn't take complete but still looking at it