Posted January 28, 201213 yr I just start testing the "Unattended Creator" in the W7Toolkit and add the following little things...Accept EULAComputer Name: IntelFull Name: IntelSerialI saved the file to the folder, where I extracted the W7 iso and used the "ISO Maker" to generate a new iso.Then I create a new vm using the iso, but after installing W7, the computername was not "Intel".Then I used the "WIM Manager", select the operating system and "Apply unattended", choosing the "Full" method - building another iso.But after creating another W7, the computername was not "Intel".So...where is my fault ? Can someone help my ?P.S.: the ProductKey is replaced by XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX Autounattend.xml
January 28, 201213 yr Try to use another "computer name" and "full name", because Intel is a trademark and maybe it's the reason:http://www.intel.com...egal/third2.htmThanks to let us know the result after these changes.However we can see the Computer Name used with Autounattend.xml file inside:C:\Windows\Panther\UnattendGC\setupact.logExample mine (read the first lines): ComputerName set to Se7en[windeploy.exe] ------------------------------------------------[windeploy.exe] WinDeploy.exe launched with command-line []...[windeploy.exe] Setup has not completed, adding pending reboot.[windeploy.exe] Found generalization state [0x4], setup.exe completion flag [False] --> launching setup.exe.[windeploy.exe] Launching [C:\Windows\system32\oobe\setup.exe]...[Shell Unattend] Running 'specialize' pass[Shell Unattend] ComputerName set to Se7en2012-01-04 19:59:38, Info ...Cheers Edited January 28, 201213 yr by myselfidem
January 28, 201213 yr Author Strange... here are a few lines from the C:\Windows\Panther\setupact.log2012-01-28 22:20:11, Info IBS ==== Computername wird initialisiert ====2012-01-28 22:20:11, Info IBS Generating a random computer name2012-01-28 22:20:11, Info IBS No computer name specified, generating a random name.2012-01-28 22:20:11, Info IBS Renaming computer to MININT-PJP2K0M.2012-01-28 22:20:11, Info IBS Acquired profiling mutex2012-01-28 22:20:11, Info IBS Service winmgmt disable: 0x000000002012-01-28 22:20:11, Info IBS Service winmgmt stop: 0x000000002012-01-28 22:20:11, Info IBS Service winmgmt enable: 0x000000002012-01-28 22:20:11, Info IBS Released profiling mutex2012-01-28 22:20:11, Info IBS STATUS: SUCCESS (0x00000000)and2012-01-28 22:20:17, Info [0x064047] IBSLIB MarkUnattendSettingAsProcessed: Marking unattend setting [ProductKey\ProductKey] as processed.2012-01-28 22:20:17, Info [0x060114] IBS Callback_Productkey_Validate_Unattend:User specified an unattend xml file.2012-01-28 22:20:17, Info [0x060115] IBS Callback_Productkey_Validate_Unattend:Using ProductKey WillShowUI value of [OnError]. Setting will not be used as product key UI page can no longer be displayed. Retrieving key from unattend file...2012-01-28 22:20:17, Info IBS Callback_Productkey_Validate_Unattend:No product key found, continuing validation and image selection in keyless setup mode.2012-01-28 22:20:17, Info [0x060122] IBS Callback_Productkey_Validate: Entry2012-01-28 22:20:17, Info [0x06012c] IBS Callback_Productkey_Validate: No product key provided on the blackboard. Running keyless setup.2012-01-28 22:20:17, Info IBS Callback_Productkey_Validate: Using EulaType (a.k.a. ChannelType) for keyless setup. Eula type is [NoKeyChannel].The file C:\Windows\Panther\UnattendGC\setupact.log say's2012-01-28 22:26:37, Info [msoobe.exe] Successfully installed product key...but there is no computername as I specified and my produktkey is not inserted :g: Edited January 28, 201213 yr by caphp
January 28, 201213 yr Strange... here are a few lines from the C:\Windows\Panther\setupact.log2012-01-28 22:20:11, Info IBS ==== Computername wird initialisiert ====2012-01-28 22:20:11, Info IBS Generating a random computer name2012-01-28 22:20:11, Info IBS No computer name specified, generating a random name.2012-01-28 22:20:11, Info IBS Renaming computer to MININT-PJP2K0M.2012-01-28 22:20:11, Info IBS Acquired profiling mutex2012-01-28 22:20:11, Info IBS Service winmgmt disable: 0x000000002012-01-28 22:20:11, Info IBS Service winmgmt stop: 0x000000002012-01-28 22:20:11, Info IBS Service winmgmt enable: 0x000000002012-01-28 22:20:11, Info IBS Released profiling mutex2012-01-28 22:20:11, Info IBS STATUS: SUCCESS (0x00000000)Yes I have also the same result but with another random name. It's not an error!It seems that the key isn't accepted and Windows use the default key to finish the silent installation.Or there is a problem with "Apply Unattended" process! Edited January 28, 201213 yr by myselfidem
January 29, 201213 yr @caphpI made a complete test successfully using your settings for Autounattend.xml but using this one at the root of the distribution folder.Computer Name Intel and productkey installed with succes!You can see the images here: (Intel TEST and Intel TEST-2)https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=D178EA021B182B88&id=D178EA021B182B88%211408&sc=documents#cid=D178EA021B182B88&id=D178EA021B182B88%211442&sc=documents
January 29, 201213 yr Author My main harddrive is a ssd and I made the vm installation on it.The iso is placed on a normal sata hdd, but ...I tried on a normal Dell Vostro under VM with no SSD, only normal HDD, but the result is still the same.No productkey inserted and a random computername. Edited January 29, 201213 yr by caphp
January 30, 201213 yr @caphpI made a complete test successfully using your settings for Autounattend.xml but using this one at the root of the distribution folder.Computer Name Intel and productkey installed with succes!So Legolash2o and myselfidem, does this imply there is a bug that the Autounattend.xml is not being placed in the correct place, or was it user error and how can it be prevented?Cheers and Regards
January 30, 201213 yr @caphpMaybe the problem is with VMware Virtual Machine?I used Oracle VM VirtualBox without problem!It would be kind if you would try with Oracle VM VirtualBox and report the resulthttps://www.virtualb.../wiki/DownloadsThanks Edited January 30, 201213 yr by myselfidem
January 30, 201213 yr Author Yes...you are right. The problem seems to be the usage of VMware.The Autounattend.xml worked fine within VirtualBox ! :doh:
January 31, 201213 yr Author I found the following solution ( do not use the "Easy Install" from VMware Player ):- "Create a New Virtual Machine"- do NOT use "Installer disc image file (iso):"- instead use "I will install the operating system later"- choose the Windows Version- choose a name for the vm ... and so on- after creating choose "Edit virtual machine settings", click CD/DVD and choose "Use ISO image file:"With this procedure the VMware Player will use the Autounattend.xml file.CU Edited January 31, 201213 yr by caphp
October 24, 201212 yr What should I type to unattended creator in order to get fully auto installation? I need random computer name company and username. Will an * be enough?
October 26, 201212 yr the skip eula doesnt work, when I edited the file it generates it sets it to false instead of true.
October 26, 201212 yr the skip eula doesnt work, when I edited the file it generates it sets it to false instead of true.Works fine for me, make sure to tick it in the list otherwise it's default to false.
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