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Thanks for the guide! BTW, The documentation on Windows AIK for Windows 7 is quite detailed about everything. Definitely worth reading!

Why you do it yourself? why not download the offical SP1-slipstreamed Vista from MSDN

You should make your unattend file look like this: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend"> ... ... ... <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:g:/vista/sources/install.wim#Windows Vista ULTIMATE" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" /> </unattend>

There are two places about <ProductKey>. Microsoft-Windows-Setup, the one you used, and Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup. <ProductKey> under Microsoft-Windows-Setup is for installing only. So OEM can use the same key for all computers. <ProductKey> under Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup is for activation purpose. You need to add your Key to this Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup during the specialize pass.

I have few questions about the "Configuration Passes" of vista setup. I read the How Configuration Passes Work section from Unattended Windows Setup Reference in Windows AIK, but still confused. 1. When is install.wim applied to the system partition? My guess is it's the last operation of offlineServicing or the first one of specialize. 2. When is Environment Variables available? My guess is either on the specialize pass or right after it. Guys, let me know your ideas.