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Task sequence and custom unattend.xml - 7/16/2008 2:23:23 AM

amartensson

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I tried using a custom unattend.xml for my Vista business deployment, but for whatever reason the install software step doesn't seem to run, and the Config manager client doesn't get installed. It gets downloaded to the Pc though. Do I have to include something special in the unattend file to make it work? The softwarepackage I'm trying to install as part of the sequence is tried and verified to work, so that is not the issue. Should I have put the unattend.xml on the pc before imaging it instead of trying to include it in the task sequence? Trying to install the image without the xml file in my TS (Under "apply operating system") gives an error after the installation and the operating system wont work at all.

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RE: Task sequence and custom unattend.xml - 7/16/2008 4:47:45 PM

rbennett806

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You should probably run some tests without installing any extra software in order to make sure you've got the needed settings in your "unattend.xml" file. And no, the file shouldn't be in the .WIM image, setting it up in the task sequence is just fine. And you need to make sure your SCCM "unattend.xml" Package is up to date too - I've seen people make a change in the .XML file, only to forget to update their DPs...

Here's an example of one to help get you started...

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
   <settings pass="windowsPE">
       <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State">
           <ImageInstall>
               <OSImage>
                   <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
                   <InstallTo>
                       <DiskID>0</DiskID>
                       <PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
                   </InstallTo>
               </OSImage>
           </ImageInstall>
           <UpgradeData>
               <Upgrade>false</Upgrade>
           </UpgradeData>
           <Display>
               <ColorDepth>16</ColorDepth>
               <HorizontalResolution>1024</HorizontalResolution>
               <RefreshRate>60</RefreshRate>
               <VerticalResolution>768</VerticalResolution>
           </Display>
           <ComplianceCheck>
               <DisplayReport>OnError</DisplayReport>
           </ComplianceCheck>
           <UserData>
               <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
               <ProductKey>
                   <Key></Key>
               </ProductKey>
           </UserData>
       </component>
       <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>en-US</UILanguage>
           </SetupUILanguage>
           <InputLocale>0409:00000409</InputLocale>
           <SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
           <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
           <UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
       </component>
   </settings>
   <settings pass="generalize">
       <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">
           <DoNotCleanTaskBar>true</DoNotCleanTaskBar>
       </component>
   </settings>
   <settings pass="specialize">
       <component name="Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State">
           <Identification>
               <Credentials>
                   <Username></Username>
                   <Domain></Domain>
                   <Password></Password>
               </Credentials>
               <JoinDomain></JoinDomain>
               <JoinWorkgroup></JoinWorkgroup>
               <MachineObjectOU></MachineObjectOU>
           </Identification>
       </component>
       <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" 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">
           <RunSynchronous>
               <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                   <Description>EnableAdmin</Description>
                   <Order>1</Order>
                   <Path>cmd /c net user Administrator /active:yes</Path>
               </RunSynchronousCommand>
               <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                   <Description>EnableAdmin_ploc</Description>
                   <Order>2</Order>
                   <Path>cmd /c net user Administrator_ploc /active:yes</Path>
               </RunSynchronousCommand>
               <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                   <Description>UnfilterAdministratorToken</Description>
                   <Order>3</Order>
                   <Path>cmd /c reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v FilterAdministratorToken /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f</Path>
               </RunSynchronousCommand>
               <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                   <Order>4</Order>
                   <Path>cmd /c reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\FirstNetwork /v Category /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</Path>
                   <Description>Set_Network_Type</Description>
               </RunSynchronousCommand>
               <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                   <Order>5</Order>
                   <Path>C:\Windows\System32\PnPutil.exe -i -a C:\Drivers\Other\Monitors\*.inf</Path>
                   <Description>Add_Monitor_Drivers</Description>
               </RunSynchronousCommand>
           </RunSynchronous>
       </component>
       <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">
           <InputLocale>0409:00000409</InputLocale>
           <SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
           <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
           <UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
       </component>
       <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TapiSetup" 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">
           <TapiConfigured>0</TapiConfigured>
           <TapiUnattendLocation>
               <AreaCode>""</AreaCode>
               <CountryOrRegion>1</CountryOrRegion>
               <LongDistanceAccess>9</LongDistanceAccess>
               <OutsideAccess>9</OutsideAccess>
               <PulseOrToneDialing>1</PulseOrToneDialing>
               <DisableCallWaiting>""</DisableCallWaiting>
               <InternationalCarrierCode>""</InternationalCarrierCode>
               <LongDistanceCarrierCode>""</LongDistanceCarrierCode>
               <Name>Default</Name>
           </TapiUnattendLocation>
       </component>
       <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-RDP-WinStationExtensions" 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">
           <UserAuthentication>1</UserAuthentication>
       </component>
       <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager" 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">
           <fDenyTSConnections>false</fDenyTSConnections>
       </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">
           <CreateEncryptedOnlyTickets>true</CreateEncryptedOnlyTickets>
           <fAllowToGetHelp>false</fAllowToGetHelp>
           <MaxTicketExpiry>30</MaxTicketExpiry>
           <MaxTicketExpiryUnits>0</MaxTicketExpiryUnits>
       </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">
           <DoNotCleanTaskBar>true</DoNotCleanTaskBar>
       </component>
   </settings>
   <settings pass="oobeSystem">
       <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State">
           <UserAccounts>
               <AdministratorPassword>
                   <Value>XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX</Value>
                   <PlainText>false</PlainText>
               </AdministratorPassword>
           </UserAccounts>
           <Display>
               <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>
               <HorizontalResolution>1024</HorizontalResolution>
               <RefreshRate>60</RefreshRate>
               <VerticalResolution>768</VerticalResolution>
           </Display>
           <OOBE>
               <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
               <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
               <ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
               <SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>
           </OOBE>
           <RegisteredOrganization>XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX</RegisteredOrganization>
           <RegisteredOwner>XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX</RegisteredOwner>
           <TimeZone></TimeZone>
           <BluetoothTaskbarIconEnabled>true</BluetoothTaskbarIconEnabled>
           <DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>false</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>
           <VisualEffects>
               <FontSmoothing>ClearType</FontSmoothing>
           </VisualEffects>
           <ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>
       </component>
       <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">
           <InputLocale>0409:00000409</InputLocale>
           <SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
           <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
           <UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
       </component>
       <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Sidebar" 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">
           <SidebarOnByDefault>false</SidebarOnByDefault>
           <SidebarVisible>false</SidebarVisible>
       </component>
   </settings>
   <settings pass="offlineServicing">
       <component name="Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsNonWinPE" 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">
           <DriverPaths>
               <PathAndCredentials wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="1">
                   <Path>C:\Drivers</Path>
               </PathAndCredentials>
           </DriverPaths>
       </component>
   </settings>
   <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim://XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/vista.wim#1" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

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