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Hi, I am trying to configure proxy from autounattend.xml. But is proxy is not getting configured. Below is snipped of xml used in OOBESYSTEM phase. Please let me know if i am missing something in xml. Thank in advance.. <settings pass="oobeSystem"> <component xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"> <OOBE> <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage> </OOBE> </component> <component xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="amd64" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"> <Reseal> <Mode>Audit</Mode> </Reseal> </component> <component xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-ClientNetworkProtocolImplementation" processorArchitecture="amd64" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"> <HKLMConnectRetries>1</HKLMConnectRetries> <HKLMProxyEnable>true</HKLMProxyEnable> <HKLMProxyServer>10.1.1.10</HKLMProxyServer> </component> </settings>

Hi, Is there any way to run a command in autounattend.xml. For example, i want to run "del c:\xyt.txt" at the end of installation. Is there any way to directly give the command from autounattend.xml? thanks..

Thank you.. None of the examples explain about assigning static IP address (IPv4) and if there are more adapters, then to assign IP to each adapter based on MAC ID. None of the examples talk about <Identifier>68-ef-bd-f6-72-18</Identifier> (MAC ID). Below is the snippet that i used. <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TCPIP" processorArchitecture="amd64" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <Interfaces> <Interface wcm:action="add"> <UnicastIpAddresses> <IpAddress wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="30">10.1.1.1/25</IpAddress> </UnicastIpAddresses> <Ipv4Settings> <DhcpEnabled>false</DhcpEnabled> </Ipv4Settings> <Identifier>68-ef-bd-f6-72-18</Identifier> <Routes> <Route wcm:action="add"> <Identifier>35</Identifier> <Prefix>0.0.0.0/0</Prefix> <NextHopAddress>10.10.10.10</NextHopAddress> </Route> </Routes> </Interface> <Interface wcm:action="add"> <UnicastIpAddresses> <IpAddress wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="31">20.2.2.2/25</IpAddress> </UnicastIpAddresses> <Ipv4Settings> <DhcpEnabled>false</DhcpEnabled> </Ipv4Settings> <Identifier>68-ef-bd-f6-72-19</Identifier> <Routes> <Route wcm:action="add"> <Identifier>36</Identifier> <Prefix>0.0.0.0/0</Prefix> <NextHopAddress>20.20.20.20</NextHopAddress> </Route> </Routes> </Interface> </Interfaces> </component> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-DNS-Client" processorArchitecture="amd64" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <Interfaces> <Interface wcm:action="add"> <DNSServerSearchOrder> <IpAddress wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="40">1.1.1.1</IpAddress> <IpAddress wcm:action="add" /> </DNSServerSearchOrder> <Identifier>68-ef-bd-f6-72-18</Identifier> </Interface> <Interface wcm:action="add"> <DNSServerSearchOrder> <IpAddress wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="41">2.2.2.2</IpAddress> </DNSServerSearchOrder> <Identifier>68-ef-bd-f6-72-19</Identifier> </Interface> </Interfaces> </component>

I am trying to set static IP, but it is failing. Below is the snippet of the autounattend.xml. Please let me know if there is any error in below xml.. Thank you. <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TCPIP" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <Interfaces> <Interface wcm:action="add"> <UnicastIpAddresses> <IpAddress wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="30">10.1.1.1/25</IpAddress> </UnicastIpAddresses> <Ipv4Settings> <DhcpEnabled>false</DhcpEnabled> </Ipv4Settings> <Identifier>68-ef-bd-f6-72-18</Identifier> <Routes> <Route wcm:action="add"> <Identifier>35</Identifier> <Prefix>0.0.0.0/0</Prefix> <NextHopAddress>10.10.10.10</NextHopAddress> </Route> </Routes> </Interface> <Interface wcm:action="add"> <UnicastIpAddresses> <IpAddress wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="31">20.2.2.2/25</IpAddress> </UnicastIpAddresses> <Ipv4Settings> <DhcpEnabled>false</DhcpEnabled> </Ipv4Settings> <Identifier>68-ef-bd-f6-72-19</Identifier> <Routes> <Route wcm:action="add"> <Identifier>36</Identifier> <Prefix>0.0.0.0/0</Prefix> <NextHopAddress>20.20.20.20</NextHopAddress> </Route> </Routes> </Interface> </Interfaces> </component> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-DNS-Client" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <Interfaces> <Interface wcm:action="add"> <DNSServerSearchOrder> <IpAddress wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="40">1.1.1.1</IpAddress> <IpAddress wcm:action="add" /> </DNSServerSearchOrder> <Identifier>68-ef-bd-f6-72-18</Identifier> </Interface> <Interface wcm:action="add"> <DNSServerSearchOrder> <IpAddress wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="41">2.2.2.2</IpAddress> </DNSServerSearchOrder> <Identifier>68-ef-bd-f6-72-19</Identifier> </Interface> </Interfaces> </component>

Hi, Thanks for the replies. Can someone tell me the difference between DNS Suffix and DNS Search List and how to configure them in Autounattend.xml? Best wishes..

I am unable to find FBA "ThresholdSize" under HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FBWF

Hi, What is the default RAM disk size of winPE? Is there any way to increase the size of RAM disk? Thanks.. Best wishes..

Thank you.. It works without error when KMS/MAK key is provided in specialize phase. Does 2008 get automatically licensed after OS comes up or do we need to something more to make in active. Regards..

Hi, I am getting error during installation if "<UseConfigurationSet>true</UseConfigurationSet>" is present in windowspe section of autounattend.xml. If i remove this installation goes fine. Any idea of what this Line means in autounattend.xml. Error mgs "Windows could not apply the configuration set. The WINDOWS folder cannot be found." Thanks..

Thank you.. I have query regarding RDP setting. I am using Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-RDP-WinStationExtensions for enabling RDP It has 2 fields - SecurityLayer and UserAuthentication I am able to get what this two parameters mean. I need to enable RDP what should be the values of securitylayer and userauthentication. Thanks..

Thank you.. Is it just sufficient to add the key in specialize section as below or do need to do something more. <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>ComputerNam</ComputerName> <ProductKey>XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX</ProductKey> </component> </settings>

Hi, How to handle KMS/MAK product keys in autounattend.xml ? When i enter Vol license key in product key section of winpe, setup throws an error "The unattend answer file contains an invalid product key...." How to handle this? Thanks in advance..

Hi, How to add the following in autounattend.xml? 1. Computer Description 2. Firewall (Enable/Disable) 3. DNS Suffix 4. DNS Search List 5. HTTP Proxy Thanks...

Hi, When i remove this line <UseConfigurationSet>true</UseConfigurationSet> from autounattend.xml, then it is installing fine. and when i remove that line from xml, the below cmd is <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add"> <Order>1</Order> <Path>%systemroot%\System32\cmd /c "rd /S /Q %systemroot%\ConfigSetRoot"</Path> </RunSynchronousCommand> Any pointer to what these lines mean in autounattend.xml? Thanks..

Hi, How is windows 2008 MBR different from windows 2003 MBR? If i create a partition from winpe 1.x, and make it active and when i copy the winpe 2.x into the partition. It doesnt boot. If i create partition using winpe 2.x, and make it active and then copy winpe 2.x and boot. It boots. How is this 2008 MBR different? Actually i want to make Windows 2008 bootable partition from Linux. Any pointers to make this? Thanks in advance.. Best wishes..

Below is the snippet of error log:: setuperr.log 2010-10-02 00:01:05, Error [0x064037] IBSLIB NtPathToArcPath:Could not canonicalize input NT path: \GLOBAL??\B:[gle=0x00000002] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\Microsoft.Security.ApplicationId.PolicyManagement.PolicyEngineApi.Interop\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\assembly\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] Snippet from setupact.log 2010-10-02 00:01:28, Info [0x06009e] IBS DeployWIMImage:Calling IDepWIMImageResolved::Apply... 2010-10-02 00:01:28, Info [0x0606cc] IBS Calling WIMApplyImage (flags = 0x184)... 2010-10-02 00:24:31, Info [0x06009f] IBS DeployImage:Successfully applied image. Destination was [C:\] 2010-10-02 00:24:31, Info [0x06412c] IBSLIB SetCheckpoint: Checkpoint("WinPEImageApplyDoneCheckpoint") in progress... 2010-10-02 00:24:31, Info [0x06412e] IBSLIB SetCheckpoint: Checkpoint "WinPEImageApplyDoneCheckpoint" successfully set. 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Warning [0x0606cc] IBS CreatePath: Unable to create [C:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\Microsoft.Security.ApplicationId.PolicyManagement.PolicyEngineApi.Interop\6.1.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35]; GLE = 0xce 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\Config粑etRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\Microsoft.Security.ApplicationId.PolicyManagement.PolicyEngineApi.Interop\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\assembly\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\Windows\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\Windows\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Error [0x0606cc] IBS EnumeratePathEx: Callback requested enumeration interruption or hit internal enumeration failure on [c:\*]; GLE = 0xce[gle=0x000000ce] 2010-10-02 00:27:12, Info [0x0606cc] IBS CopyDirectoryEngine: Failed to copy [c:\] to [C:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot], GLE = 0xce; will retry in 3000 ms; am on try 1.

Thanks for the reply.. This is how i am doing.. 1. Booting with WinPE and making the partition active and copying winpe on to the harddisk. 2. Copied the same autounatted.xml from USB to Harddisk. 3. Rebooted the machine into WinPE from Harddisk. 4. After winpe booted. Called the setup manually with setup.exe /unattend:c:\autounattend.xml 5. Setup started. 6. After extraction is completed to 100%. It threw the error message. Pressing Shift+f10, the autounatted.xml is intact in c drive where i have copied. Please let me know if anything more need to be done..

Hi, I am installing windows 2008 by giving autounattend.xml through USB. Now i don't want to use USB. So, i made a partition and copied the Autounattend.xml to Harddisk. I booted through winpe and triggered the setup using following command :: setup.exe /unattend:c:\autounattend.xml. Windows setup starts, but fails after extraction step completes with following error message:: "Windows could not apply the configuration set. The WINDOWS folder cannot be found." The same autounattend.xml works fine when given through USB. But when i copy it into Harddisk and start setup after booting through winpe it throws above error. Does autounattend.xml needs any change when used through USB mode or Harddisk mode? Thanks in advance. Regards, ram.

Hi, What Product Key does, productkey section in autounattended.xml refer too? Is there any way to give KMS/MAK volume license product key in autounattended.xml? What needs to be changed in autounattended.xml for KMS/MAK product keys? Thanks in advance..

Hi, I am installing windows 2008 on a machine unattended way. I am using linux as pre-boot environment. So i have issue with disk numbering. So i am formatting the target disk (assume multiple disk scenario) and coping the boot files from windows 2008 CD on to the target disk (only the boot files). When i reboot it boots through the HardDisk (as boot files are present) and then prompts to insert the 2008 DVD to continue installation. Here i am providing the answer file using USB pen driver. My question here is what should be value for Target Drive in autounattended.xml. As i have started boot process from the drive where i wanted to install, is there any way to get the Target Drive as self. Thanks in advance. With Best Wishes..

Is there any way to set the target disk for OS installation based on the volume label that is assigned in linux environment? Does autounattended.xml take volume label?

Hi, Is there any way to run an executable to update autounattented.xml before inputs are taken from it. I have a issue with disk number on which windows needs to be installed. Is there any way to update autounattented.xml with proper disk number, before the windows installation uses the xml? Thanks in advance. -Ram

Hello, I am trying to automate windows 2008 installation using unattended.xml. I am trying to collect information on the which disk to install (disk 0 or 1) from a linux boot environment and update the unattended.xml. But when it comes to windows environment, the disk numbering gets changed and the installation fails. Is there any correlation between linux disk numbering and windows 2008 disk numbering? How does the disk numbering happen in windows 2008 boot environment. (if i have multiple disks, plus USB connected) Thanks in advance. -Ram

Thank you.. I tried removing the above entries but it threw blue screen dump..

Hi, I have issue with USB devices, so i do not want Winpe 1.X to detect any USB devices. What should be done to achieve this? Which/where driver enteries should be deleted? Thank you.. Best wishes, ram