[shanssv]

Hi,

I am making windows 8 auto unattended , after restart it boots into audit mode ..where i change my program data and user settings to different partition. after i restart into OOBE ..unattended is not working. Is that normal? or is there is anyway to continue unattended installation?. Please help me.

Thanks

[Tripredacus]

In the future, if you posted your thread in the wrong section, ask a moderator to move it instead of creating a new thread.

When you are in Audit Mode, you have to close the Sysprep window, then run sysprep from the cmdline using the /unattend switch. Preferably, your XML file should not have any WinPE passes in it.

[shanssv]

hI

thanks for your reply. i put my unattened.xml in panther folder but i get this error (screen shot attached) and this is my xml. could you chk what is wrong?.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
<settings pass="oobeSystem">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<FolderLocations>
<ProfilesDirectory>E:\Users</ProfilesDirectory>
<ProgramData>E:\ProgramData</ProgramData>
</FolderLocations>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <InputLocale>0407:00000407</InputLocale>
            <SystemLocale>EN-US</SystemLocale>
            <UILanguage>EN-US</UILanguage>
            <UILanguageFallback>EN-US</UILanguageFallback>
            <UserLocale>EN-US</UserLocale>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <OOBE>
                <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
                <HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen>
                <HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>
                <NetworkLocation>Home</NetworkLocation>
                <HideLocalAccountScreen>true</HideLocalAccountScreen>
                <ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>
            </OOBE>
            <UserAccounts>
                <LocalAccounts>
                    <LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
                        <Password>
                            <Value>dwBpAHQAcAAyAFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value>
                            <PlainText>false</PlainText>
                        </Password>
                        <DisplayName>Shan</DisplayName>
                        <Name>Shan</Name>
                        <Group>Administrators</Group>
                    </LocalAccount>
                </LocalAccounts>
                <AdministratorPassword>
                    <Value>cwBoAGEAbgBzAHMAdgBsAGkAdgBlADIAQQBkAG0AaQBuAGkAcwB0AHIAYQB0AG8AcgBQAGEAcwBzAHcAbwByAGQA</Value>
                    <PlainText>false</PlainText>
                </AdministratorPassword>
            </UserAccounts>            
        </component>
</settings>
<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:D:/sources/install.wim#Windows 8 Pro" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

thanks

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This post has been edited by Tripredacus: 07 November 2012 - 10:09 AM

[Tripredacus]

You have Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup in there twice. Check your answer file in WSIM for any other possible issues.

[maxXPsoft]

Also
You do not put it in Panther folder as that name. That is the recording folder for the Installation and it saves a unattend.xml file in that location. Place it somewhere else like C:\ and run this command
sysprep.exe /oobe /reboot /unattend:C:\OOBEAudit.xml

[shanssv]

thanks for both reply's.. i have one more problem..

I am naming my pc ..but it is not applying the name which i specify. and i want to set my wallpaper so i put my wallpaper in $OEM$ and transferred to win...\web\wallpapers\windows\img100.jpg.. wallpaper was copied to the folder but it does not apply . any help?.

Thanks

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[maxXPsoft]

Is this 64 bit or not you have both?
processorArchitecture="x86"
processorArchitecture="amd64"
Also have
processorArchitecture="wow64" which is wrong
set them all to one

also you have settings which are for Win 8 not Win 7
<HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen>
<HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>
<HideLocalAccountScreen>true</HideLocalAccountScreen>
<HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen>
<HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>

try this file

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This post has been edited by maxXPsoft: 08 November 2012 - 08:42 AM

[shanssv]

hi max.. thanks for your reply, it is for 64 bit win 8 pro ..i will try ur file and get back to u.. yes i used windows 7 SIM to build this answerfile.. thx

This post has been edited by shanssv: 08 November 2012 - 09:23 AM

[shanssv]

hi ..sorry it does not work ...i mean it does not change anything..no homepage or pc name or wallpaper...any idea?

[maxXPsoft]

I am not dead sure but <ComputerName> cannot have blank spaces in it

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To customize the Windows default theme, you must include the settings: DesktopBackground and ThemeName.

really you don't need to add to xml but replace this file even if you do that with
DVD\sources\$OEM$\$$\Web\Wallpaper\Windows\img0.jpg that is default image loaded when desk loads
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This post has been edited by maxXPsoft: 08 November 2012 - 08:58 PM