I'm trying to follow the instructions for creating an answer file with the
Windows Automatic Installation Kit. When you install WAIK, it includes
documentation including a step by step guide. Following the step by step
guide, I have created an answer file but the installer doesn't seem to find
it when I boot from the installation CD. I have tried it on two different
computers. I have tried putting the answer file on a flash drive and on a
diskette. I have tried nameing the anser file both Autounattend.xml and
Unattend.xml. But no matter what I do, it always comes up at the page where
it asks you to accept the license agreement. So its not doing an automatic
install but I don't know if its not finding the answer file or if there is
something wrong with the answer file.
My answer file is reproduced below. Note that one of the keys is AcceptEula
which I figure means "accept user license agreement". The value is true.
Yet, it still asks me if I want to accept the license agreement.
<?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"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<DiskConfiguration>
<Disk wcm:action="add">
<CreatePartitions>
<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
<Size>40000</Size>
<Order>1</Order>
<Type>Primary</Type>
</CreatePartition>
</CreatePartitions>
<DiskID>0</DiskID>
<WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
<ModifyPartitions>
<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
<Format>NTFS</Format>
<Active>true</Active>
<Label>system</Label>
<Order>1</Order>
</ModifyPartition>
</ModifyPartitions>
</Disk>
<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
<Disk wcm:action="add">
<DiskID>00</DiskID>
</Disk>
</DiskConfiguration>
<ImageInstall>
<OSImage>
<InstallTo>
<DiskID>0</DiskID>
<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
</InstallTo>
</OSImage>
</ImageInstall>
<UserData>
<ProductKey>
<Key>49JCX-4VFQC-9K8HX-XDDJ2-XMHDG</Key>
<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
</ProductKey>
<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
<FullName>John G. Heim</FullName>
</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>en-US</InputLocale>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="oobeSystem">
<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">
<Reseal>
<Mode>Audit</Mode>
</Reseal>
</component>
</settings>