Hi folks,
I'm hoping someone can offer help here. I'm pulling my hair out because no matter what I do I can't get my Unattended image to boot.
I've tried using WAIK and SIM, but every single guide and reference .xml file I can find is for 32Bit and when I try and make changes for 64 it never, ever ever works.
So I thought I'll take the lazy approach and used Vlite to create the uattend, the image and finally burn the .ISO to DVD. Fine everything looks grand. It's re-built the image I selected, the Autounattend XML file is on the disc. It will not boot! This is a 2 year old Toshiba . I don't believe for one second the BIOS Boot order doesn't have either CD or USB before HD. Vlite claims it makes the ISO Bootable and I cant' find anything online to say otherwise.
I tried following the USB disk process here, http://onj.me/4eu and keep getting an error that Bootsec isnt' compatible with the version of Windows I'm using. I'm using 7 32Bit Ultimate to just make a USB stick Bootable. Is it because I'm writing toa 64Bit installer?
I've also pasted below, (minus my key) the contents of my XML file if someone can please have a looksey and put me
out of my misery. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
<settings pass="windowsPE">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64" 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>0809:00000809</InputLocale>
<UserLocale>en-GB</UserLocale>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
<SystemLocale>en-GB</SystemLocale>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="NonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<UserData>
<ProductKey>
<Key>x</Key>
<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
</ProductKey>
<FullName>Barry Toner</FullName>
<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
</UserData>
<ImageInstall>
<OSImage>
<InstallFrom>
<MetaData wcm:action="add">
<Key>/IMAGE/NAME</Key>
<Value>Windows 7 ULTIMATE</Value>
</MetaData>
</InstallFrom>
<InstallToAvailablePartition>false</InstallToAvailablePartition>
<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
</OSImage>
</ImageInstall>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="oobeSystem">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="NonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<AutoLogon>
<Password>
<Value>vikkif223</Value>
</Password>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<LogonCount>1</LogonCount>
<Username>Administrator</Username>
</AutoLogon>
<OOBE>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
<NetworkLocation>Home</NetworkLocation>
<ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
<SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE>
<SkipUserOOBE>false</SkipUserOOBE>
</OOBE>
<UserAccounts>
<AdministratorPassword>
<Value>vikkif223</Value>
</AdministratorPassword>
</UserAccounts>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="specialize">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="NonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<ComputerName>R2D2</ComputerName>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC-UX" processorArchitecture="amd64" 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>
<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:C:/Users/Barry Toner/Desktop/Win7 64Bit/sources/install.wim#Windows 7 ULTIMATE" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>
I'm going to pop that xml file on a usb disc and see if the process will run with the original Ultimate disk popped in the DVD drive.
Cheers,
Barry.
Who's going batty!
