[Blind-sysadmins] Unattend 7 64 Bit

1 Jun 2012

      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!