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Old 07-07-2008   #1 (permalink)


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Sysprep Issues - Look at my file, please?
Ok, so as I've ready many tend to have issues with Vista's new sysprep. Sadly I am one of those people.
I've ready through so many websites and I was pretty sure I had it nailed down, but after re-imaging my "base image" laptop 3x, I've come to the point I need someone to look at my unattend.xml file and see if they can spot where I am going wrong.

Issues currently happening
1) During the setup of the computer it does not ask me to create the computer name.

2) I have set option to create a user, with password and have it added to the administrators group. This does not happen after the setup.

3) The computer is not joined to the domain with 'unattendjoin' like it's supposed to.

Someone.... please help!

Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
    <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" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <Identification>
                <Credentials>
                    <Domain>MNGT</Domain>
                    <Password>**********</Password>
                    <Username>username</Username>
                </Credentials>
                <JoinDomain>MNGT</JoinDomain>
                <MachineObjectOU>mngt.uleth.ca</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">
                    <Order>1</Order>
                    <Path>net user administrator /active:yes</Path>
                </RunSynchronousCommand>
            </RunSynchronous>
        </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>1024</HorizontalResolution>
                <VerticalResolution>768</VerticalResolution>
            </Display>
            <ProductKey>*****-*****-*****-*****-*****</ProductKey>
            <TimeZone>Mountain Standard Time</TimeZone>
            <StartPanelOff>false</StartPanelOff>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC-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>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="generalize">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC" 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">
            <SkipRearm>1</SkipRearm>
        </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" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <Display>
                <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>
                <HorizontalResolution>1024</HorizontalResolution>
                <VerticalResolution>768</VerticalResolution>
            </Display>
            <RegisteredOrganization>University of Lethbridge</RegisteredOrganization>
            <StartPanelOff>false</StartPanelOff>
            <TimeZone>Mountain Standard Time</TimeZone>
            <RegisteredOwner>Faculty of Management</RegisteredOwner>
            <OOBE>
                <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
                <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
                <SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE>
                <SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>
                <ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>
            </OOBE>
            <UserAccounts>
                <AdministratorPassword>
                    <Value>VQBwAGcAcgBhAGQAZQA4AEEAZABtAGkAbgBpAHMAdAByAGEAdABvAHIAUABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value>
                    <PlainText>false</PlainText>
                </AdministratorPassword>
                <LocalAccounts>
                    <LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
                        <Password>
                            <Value>TgBlAG0AZQBzAGkAcwA1AFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value>
                            <PlainText>false</PlainText>
                        </Password>
                        <Group>Administrators</Group>
                        <DisplayName>support.admin</DisplayName>
                        <Description>support.admin</Description>
                        <Name>support.admin</Name>
                    </LocalAccount>
                </LocalAccounts>
            </UserAccounts>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/sysprep/install.wim#Windows Vista ENTERPRISE" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

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Old 07-08-2008   #2 (permalink)
Anthony [MVP]


 
 

Re: Sysprep Issues - Look at my file, please?
Morph,
Are you using WSIM from the WAIK to create your xml?
The following in OOBE will create an account:
<UserAccounts>
<LocalAccounts>
<LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
<Password>
<Value>xxxxx</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<Name>Helpdesk</Name>
<Group>Administrators</Group>
<DisplayName>Helpdesk</DisplayName>
</LocalAccount>
</LocalAccounts>
</UserAccounts>
Computer name is a bug, I think. You need to use * and change it later,
Can't help with the domain join,
Anthony
http://www.airdesk.co.uk



"Morph" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
news:a450c0909727c78a8c150534a8dee79c@xxxxxx-gateway.com...
Quote:

>
> Ok, so as I've ready many tend to have issues with Vista's new sysprep.
> Sadly I am one of those people.
> I've ready through so many websites and I was pretty sure I had it
> nailed down, but after re-imaging my "base image" laptop 3x, I've come
> to the point I need someone to look at my unattend.xml file and see if
> they can spot where I am going wrong.
>
> _*Issues_currently_happening*_
> 1) During the setup of the computer it does not ask me to create the
> computer name.
>
> 2) I have set option to create a user, with password and have it added
> to the administrators group. This does not happen after the setup.
>
> 3) The computer is not joined to the domain with 'unattendjoin' like
> it's supposed to.
>
> Someone.... please help!
>
>
> Code:
> --------------------
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> <unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
> <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"
> xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
> <Identification>
> <Credentials>
> <Domain>MNGT</Domain>
> <Password>**********</Password>
> <Username>username</Username>
> </Credentials>
> <JoinDomain>MNGT</JoinDomain>
> <MachineObjectOU>mngt.uleth.ca</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">
> <Order>1</Order>
> <Path>net user administrator /active:yes</Path>
> </RunSynchronousCommand>
> </RunSynchronous>
> </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>1024</HorizontalResolution>
> <VerticalResolution>768</VerticalResolution>
> </Display>
> <ProductKey>*****-*****-*****-*****-*****</ProductKey>
> <TimeZone>Mountain Standard Time</TimeZone>
> <StartPanelOff>false</StartPanelOff>
> </component>
> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC-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>
> </settings>
> <settings pass="generalize">
> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC"
> 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">
> <SkipRearm>1</SkipRearm>
> </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"
> xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
> <Display>
> <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>
> <HorizontalResolution>1024</HorizontalResolution>
> <VerticalResolution>768</VerticalResolution>
> </Display>
> <RegisteredOrganization>University of Lethbridge</RegisteredOrganization>
> <StartPanelOff>false</StartPanelOff>
> <TimeZone>Mountain Standard Time</TimeZone>
> <RegisteredOwner>Faculty of Management</RegisteredOwner>
> <OOBE>
> <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
> <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
> <SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE>
> <SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>
> <ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>
> </OOBE>
> <UserAccounts>
> <AdministratorPassword>
>
> <Value>VQBwAGcAcgBhAGQAZQA4AEEAZABtAGkAbgBpAHMAdAByAGEAdABvAHIAUABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value>
> <PlainText>false</PlainText>
> </AdministratorPassword>
> <LocalAccounts>
> <LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
> <Password>
> <Value>TgBlAG0AZQBzAGkAcwA1AFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value>
> <PlainText>false</PlainText>
> </Password>
> <Group>Administrators</Group>
> <DisplayName>support.admin</DisplayName>
> <Description>support.admin</Description>
> <Name>support.admin</Name>
> </LocalAccount>
> </LocalAccounts>
> </UserAccounts>
> </component>
> </settings>
> <cpifflineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/sysprep/install.wim#Windows Vista
> ENTERPRISE" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
> </unattend>
>
>
> --------------------
>
>
> --
> Morph
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