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Posted 11 December 2006 - 04:50 PM
All
I am trying to build a Vista Ultimate toshiba tecra m5 laptop using the DVD
and Autounattend.xml with no success. Wether i try a USB stick or USB floppy
it does not seem to even try and look for it when setup is run booting from
DVD. I have tried calling it autounattend.xml, AutoUnattend.xml and
unattend.xml with no success . Please Please can someone shed some light.
PS. I have changed BIOS settings for USB device and will boot from a normal
boot floppy.
Adrian
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Posted 13 December 2006 - 02:05 PM
Weird, it should work.
It doesn't need to boot from the floppy or USB it just needs to be able to see it and read from it
From memory Windows setup looks for a file moments before it opens the setup Window.
It should be AutoUnattend.xml (I don't think casing matters)
Does the Windows setup take anything from the AutoUnattend into account or does it do the full blown setup asking everything? Or is it not possible to tell? My AutoUnattend for example doesn't include the HDD setup but includes everything else so I reach the HDD prompt but aftwards it goes away on its own
It doesn't need to boot from the floppy or USB it just needs to be able to see it and read from it
From memory Windows setup looks for a file moments before it opens the setup Window.
It should be AutoUnattend.xml (I don't think casing matters)
Does the Windows setup take anything from the AutoUnattend into account or does it do the full blown setup asking everything? Or is it not possible to tell? My AutoUnattend for example doesn't include the HDD setup but includes everything else so I reach the HDD prompt but aftwards it goes away on its own
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Posted 13 December 2006 - 05:00 PM
Hello Deman!
Have you build your AutoUnattend.xml with WSIM or manually? Which Versions of WAIK and Vista you're using?
Martin
Have you build your AutoUnattend.xml with WSIM or manually? Which Versions of WAIK and Vista you're using?
Martin
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Posted 14 December 2006 - 09:06 PM
Hi,
Not sure which build of WAIK I used sorry, it came with the beta version of BDD 2007 which I installed on a removable drive (that has subsequently been wiped) I have the RTM of WAIK installed now but haven't used it
The Vista version I used was Release Candidate 2 for Vista Enterprise and Vista Business as well as Enterprise RTM. The same XML file worked for all
Not sure which build of WAIK I used sorry, it came with the beta version of BDD 2007 which I installed on a removable drive (that has subsequently been wiped) I have the RTM of WAIK installed now but haven't used it
The Vista version I used was Release Candidate 2 for Vista Enterprise and Vista Business as well as Enterprise RTM. The same XML file worked for all
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Posted 15 December 2006 - 12:22 AM
Have you tried placing it in the sources folder on the disc, making sure it is named "AutoUnattend.xml"?
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Posted 15 December 2006 - 06:01 AM
Deman, on Dec 14 2006, 06:05 AM, said:
Does the Windows setup take anything from the AutoUnattend into account or does it do the full blown setup asking everything? Or is it not possible to tell? My AutoUnattend for example doesn't include the HDD setup but includes everything else so I reach the HDD prompt but aftwards it goes away on its own
The easiest way to test if setup has read your AutoUnattend.xml is to put the product key in (using WSIM of course). The product key is one of the first things setup asks you. If it doesn't ask you, then you know setup is using your AutoUnattend.xml.
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