I know this thread is old. Posting this for Googler's like myself. I am also trying to figure out if copyProfile should be put in the Autounattend.xml file which is used to automate the install from the w7 disk. According to this site: (search down for autounattend.xml) http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2010/07/19/customizing-default-users-profile-using-copyprofile.aspx It says to not include copyProfile in the autounattend.xml file but instead to stick it in/at c:\windows\system32\sysprep\unattend.xml On the reference computer which is the default location SysPrep looks for an answer file.