Vista - Help with Deployment Workbench and Deployment Services

Hello all:
I have tried to get an image (VISTA) to work for months with no success.
Basically I install an OS in the Deployment workbench. Set a standard task
to
image a workstation. I have my deployment point.
I either get the error "windows could not apply unattend setting during pass
(null)"
or if it completes the OS blows-up and keeps erroring and rebooting.
My goal is to tweak the unattend.xml so that I only need to enter the
computer name and admin password. However, to try to make it work I have not
tweaked the unattend.xml that BDD creates as part of the task. It still
fails with the error above.

However, this is what I have in my rules as part of the deployment point:

[Settings]
Priority=Default
Properties=MyCustomProperty

[Default]
OSInstall=Y

UserDataLocation=NONE
SkipAppsOnUpgrade=YES
SkipCapture=YES
SkipAdminPassword=NO
SkipProductKey=YES
ProductKey=xxxxx-xxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxxx
SkipDomainMembership=YES
JoinDomain=My domain
SkipLocaleSelection=YES
AreaCode=651
CountryCode=001
Dialing=TONE
SkipTimeZone=YES
TimeZoneName=Central Standard Time
UserLocale=en-us
UILanguage=en-us
SkipBitLocker=YES
SkipUserData=YES

Here is my bootstrap.ini:
[Settings]
Priority=Default

[Default]
DeployRoot=\\MARY\Distribution$

Also, I'm using BDD version 4.2--I think the latest.
I'm try to image to Virtual PC on my computer.
I'm try to use the lite touch method to image as my goal states above. The
only thing that I have gotton to work is if I do an image without the
unattend.xml file. However that is just like putting a cd in the computer
and going through the whole install process.
At first, I have been working with the OEM DVD from the manufacturer, and I
thought that maybe that was my issue. Thus, I downloaded Vista from
Microsoft with my Technet subscription and a key. Still same problem.
Lastly, I configured Deployment services to see if that would help me. I
got PXE to work. I have installed an image without unattend.xml, but again
when I incorporate the unattend.xml file, it blows up with the same errors.

What could I be doing wrong?
--
RJ

HI RJ,

Check this link. Maybe there is something there that can help.

how can I sysprep Windows Vista ? - windows-noob.com/forums

Raj

This is informative information about sysprep. However, the way I understand
it, I should be able to push an image from the source CD with information in
the the unattend.xml and deployment workbench to make a "lite touch" install
situation.
Is that a correct assumption?
--
RJ


"rajinisback" wrote: