shabuboy

Hello, I did have a MSI Wind Nettop 100 Desktop PC (1.6 GHz Intel Atom Dual Core N330 Processor. it was a barebone), using as a HTPC with 2gig ram, 1TB HD and a DVD burner. I just used it to download movies/music using utorrent and play 720p videos on my 32" TV using CoreAVC software. TALK ABOUT AN ENERGY SAVER!!! Never had an issue with it. It did play some 1080p videos but not most of them. Sold the system to a relative last week. Budget was around $320. I'm now looking into building a very similar system but with Atom D510 or D525 MOBO using the a Apex MI-008 but with 4gb RAM. However, this system is IF you do not care for HDMI/DVI. I do wish it was an option though. The amount is about the same as before, $320. However, this time I'm looking into getting a PCI Video card or adding a Broadcom Crystal HD PCI express Mini Card. From what I read, that should allow to play 1080p videos. It will add around $50. Would love to find out what people say! Shabuboy

Solved the issue... Since this XML requires two partitions, even when the second partition (D:\) was there, it was a previously used partition with a different machine name and admin password. This autounattend file will promp for the partitions to use. As soon as I formated both partitions during the selection, it ran just fine. For those who would like to use this autounattend file: - If running from the W7 Ultimate version, it will prompt you to select the product you want and later on you will enter your key. - Two partitions are needed, C:\ for the system file and D:\ for the User Folder location. - It will create two users, administrator with password "12345" and Visitor. The main reason for this XML file is to relocate the Users folder to a second partition. Regards,

Hello, I have an autounattend.xml file for Windows 7 RTM on an ISO image which works fine in Virtual PC, but not when actually running it on a CD Installation. The error is ""Windows could not parse or process unattend answer file [C:\windows\Panther\unattend.xml] for pass [oobesystem]." Any reason why? This is my xml file: <?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="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> <SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale> <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage> <UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale> </component> - <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"> - <UserData> <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula> <FullName>Home-W7</FullName> <Organization>HomeW-7.com</Organization> </UserData> - <Display> <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth> <HorizontalResolution>1024</HorizontalResolution> <VerticalResolution>768</VerticalResolution> </Display> - <DiskConfiguration> <WillShowUI>Always</WillShowUI> </DiskConfiguration> </component> </settings> - <settings pass="specialize"> - <component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" 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"> <BlockPopups>yes</BlockPopups> <CompanyName>Home-W7.com</CompanyName> <FilterLevel>High</FilterLevel> <Home_Page>www.google.com</Home_Page> <PlaySound>true</PlaySound> <ShowInformationBar>true</ShowInformationBar> </component> - <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-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"> <ComputerName>MyPC-W7</ComputerName> </component> - <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP-UX" 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"> <SkipAutoActivation>true</SkipAutoActivation> </component> </settings> - <settings pass="oobeSystem"> - <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-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"> - <Display> <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth> <DPI>96</DPI> <HorizontalResolution>1024</HorizontalResolution> <VerticalResolution>768</VerticalResolution> </Display> <TimeZone>Pacific Standard Time</TimeZone> - <UserAccounts> - <LocalAccounts> - <LocalAccount wcm:action="add"> - <Password> <Value>UABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value> <PlainText>false</PlainText> </Password> <Description>User</Description> <DisplayName>Visitors</DisplayName> <Group>Users</Group> <Name>Visitors</Name> </LocalAccount> </LocalAccounts> - <AdministratorPassword> <Value>MQAyADMANAA1AEEAZABtAGkAbgBpAHMAdAByAGEAdABvAHIAUABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value> <PlainText>false</PlainText> </AdministratorPassword> </UserAccounts> <ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive> - <AutoLogon> - <Password> <Value>MQAyADMANAA1AFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value> <PlainText>false</PlainText> </Password> <Enabled>true</Enabled> <LogonCount>1</LogonCount> <Username>Administrator</Username> </AutoLogon> - <FolderLocations> <ProfilesDirectory>D:\Users</ProfilesDirectory> </FolderLocations> </component> - <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" 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"> <InputLocale>en-US</InputLocale> <SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale> <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage> <UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale> </component> </settings> <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim://sdgl04l3k4046/temp/mytemp/w7/sources/install.wim#Windows 7 ULTIMATE" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" /> </unattend>