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Is there a way to avoid just the prompt for product key? Thank very much

Well, I've applied a previously sys-prepared image (full of custom software installed) to a VHD: imagex /apply C:\install.wim 1 V: where V: is attached VHD assigned to letter V using diskpart. Then, to avoid 3-times sysprep limit (and to skip some OOBE passes) I've run this command: dism /Image:V:\ /Apply-unatted:C:\Unattend.xml Im' guessing this is not working because firing a virtual machine and booting the VHD OOBE still ask for timezone, protect pc, network config and so on. My Unatted.xml is quite simple: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend"> <settings pass="generalize"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"]http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"]http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <SkipRearm>1</SkipRearm> </component> </settings> <settings pass="oobeSystem"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"]http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"]http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <InputLocale>0410:00000410</InputLocale> <SystemLocale>it-IT</SystemLocale> <UILanguage>it-IT</UILanguage> <UserLocale>it-IT</UserLocale> </component> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"]http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"]http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <OOBE> <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage> <HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE> <NetworkLocation>Home</NetworkLocation> <ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC> </OOBE> <TimeZone>W. Europe Standard Time</TimeZone> </component> </settings> </unattend>

I'm booting into WinRE from and hidden partition. WinRE gets letter "X" assigned to it, and I'm trying to call windows setup in order to perform an unattended windows install, but I have to specify install.wim location (and possibly Unattend.xml location). I know I can put Unattend.xml into WinRE.wim and then use the switch /unatted:X:\Unattend.xml. However the problem is that install.wim should reside in the recovery partition. X:\sources\setup.exe /installfrom:?? The big problem is that I don't know which letter is assigned to the recovery partition when WinRE boots. Any ideas? Is there anyway to specify install.wim location without dealing with letters or in a more dynamical way? This is the partition layout (and relevant files): Partition 1 label=Recovery, id=27, active |_ install.wim |_ Unattend.xml |_ Recovery |_ WindowsRE |_ WinRE.wim Partition 2 label=Windows Thank you very much for helping.

That's exactly what I want. I managed to add a new custom entry in the recovery environment. I this picture you can see the (red) added entry. I named it (resource hacked) "Install Windows": This is WinREConfig.xml: <Recovery> <RecoveryTools> <RelativeFilePath>..\..\Setup.exe /unattend:X:\unattend.xml</RelativeFilePath> </RecoveryTools> </Recovery> Remember that WinRE is actually installed to an hidden partition using the precedure in #1 post. I've just a few last questions: 1) Because i resource hacked setup.exe.mui, can windows blame about it? 2) (most important one) What happens if the user (following the setup process) wants to destroy all partitions (e.g. deletes the hidden recovery partition?) I think I should write an unattend.xml that skips the partition process and just formats C:, but i don't know how to do this. Is C: partition always the second one of the first disk 0, right? Should be quite clean what I mean, isn't it? Again, thanks for helping.

As noted in my post above, RECENV will look for an existing OS install. WinRE is meant to do recoveries, not an install. You should be using WinPE instead of WinRE (which is just WinPE with the recovery program in it) to do installs. Also, you can ignore the methods for using SetAutoFailover.cmd as this is for Windows Vista recovery. Windows 7 does not use the same process. The problem of offering this type of information comes from the fact your original post (before you edited it) did not specify which version of Windows you were dealing with. I recognized it with the mention of Reagentc, which Vista did not use, but sometimes posting in non-specifics can lead to being offered incorrect or incomplete responses. Well thanks for the clarification. I'm now stuck with a working recovery solution (which is fine) but i'd like to apply my install.wim (with a pre-format) without doing it manually (diskpart + imagex). Can you point me in the right direction (maybe a .bat, HTA, gui frontend)?

Well it's working now, however the only working solution in the re environment is "reinstall windows" preserving windows.old directory. When I choose "comprete pc restore" it says it cannot find any windows image and ask for a net share or a driver install... Where I'm wrong? There is no way of a "clean" install using install.wim and WinRE?

Thank you so much, I'm going to try it right now.

jaclaz, Please answer to this: 1) yes your links do not meet any "standard": they are confused and quite unreadable (even missing code tag). Aren't they? 2) SetAutoFailover.cmd is abandoned (you can't find it in the latest release of WAIK for Windows 7!!!). Can you prove it's not? 3) SetAutoFailover.cmd requires a running windows machine, while technet method requires only diskpart and an install.wim file. waiting...

Well i prefer following the microsoft link and not use WAIT/SetAutoFailover.cmd. I've modified the first post... EDIT: threads you are linking are actually messed up a lot. It's quite impossible to get some useful information reading them.

I mean I'm trying to this: http://64.4.11.252/e.../dd744280(WS.10).aspx that is a recovery hidden partition with WindowsRE and an install.wim inside it. However after following all the steps I cannot boot into recovery pressing F8. In fact F8 doesn't show the option "Recover my computer" as stated in that link. Have you ever tried this method? edit: working link http://64.4.11.252/en-us/library/dd744280(WS.10).aspx See my first post edit...

I'd like to make a WinRE environment to install a custom wim that does not fit on my DVD. I'm following this tutorial from microsoft: http://64.4.11.252/en-us/library/dd744280(WS.10).aspx (sorry for the code box but it seems it cannot parse the link correctly) The problem is recovery option is not shown when booting pressing F8. And I can't undestart the purpose of /bootkey switch in Reagentc.exe. 1) Booted from WinRE and created partition layout using diskpart: select disk 0 clean create partition primary size=4096 id=27 format quick fs=ntfs label="Recovery" assign letter="R" create partition primary format quick fs=ntfs label="Windows" assign letter="C" active exit 2) Applied install.wim to C:\ and copied the system files: X:\windows\system32\imagex.exe /apply D:\sources\install.wim 1 C:\ C:\Windows\System32\bcdboot.exe C:\Windows /l it-IT /s R: 3) Copied WInRE to recovery partition: copy D:\sources\boot.wim R:\Recovery\WindowsRE\WinRE.wim 4) The used Reagentc.exe to set WinRE and install.wim: C:\Windows\System32\Reagentc.exe /setreimage /path R:\Recovery\WindowsRE /target C:\Windows C:\Windows\System32\Reagentc.exe /setosimage /path R:\ /target C:\Windows So, what should I do now? Thanks for helping

Why should I use the MSU version (btw can't find the italian one) instead of the full version extracted cabs?

I know but It's not a good method, if you try it you'll notice that windows update will show KB947821 (wrong).

I'm trying to create a very simple Autounattend.xml that asks for: Which edition to install;Where to install (leave the ability to partition the drive);Ask for user creation;Ask for product key (can be ignored) at OOBE. The following isn't working properly because it asks for license agreement of SP1 (in WinPE) and language selection in OOBE. In the attachment is my answer file, created with WAIK. Autounattend.xml

I'm trying to reverse integration of SP1. I'm currently installing it in a virtual machine (VHD hard disk) (at OOBE i pressed CTRL + SHIFT + F3). Then i think i have to run: dism /online /cleanup-image /spsuperseded Then I should sysprep generalize and mount the vhd to do a capture. Questions: 1) Am I right? What I can do to obtain a "clear" Windows 7 image? 2) Can I install Directx/Office and then capture the image? How to cleanup them? 3) Can I install drivers for my target machine (laptop) and then capture the image? Thanks for helping

It's possibile to integrate into Windows 7 .net framework version 4, using DISM? How? Thank you so much...

Should I integrate also IE9_SUPPORT.cab?

I know I can use DISM to integrate device drivers that are simply made of inf and sys files. But what about "special" drivers that requires autostart, program files, etc? For example, NVIDIA PhysX and so on?

Oh yes very helpful (even if I do it manually). I'm also trying to integrate IE9... can you point me to the right direction? Thanks

Thank you both. I've found a guide written buy a guy on mydigitallife forum. It works, I will use it as soon as sp1 becomes available. I don't like reverse integration stuff...

As title... can DISM perform a slipstream of SP1?

Deleting what from sources folder? Everything? clg files? That was my bad, sorry everything works fine (sources boot.wim, install.wim, *.clg, setup.exe , boot, efi). It was not working because: I think i've found a bug of windows 7 dvd setup: I don't know if depends on localization,but adding a folder called "Extra" in the main root will result in an error during setup (some files are not found on the dvd...). I solved renaming that folder.

Deleting method posted by ricktendo64 doesn not work when install.wim contains more than one edition. Tested in a VM.

a BIG thank you dude!

I need help . I cannot find any useful information abount adding Windows 7 setup into a isolinux DVD. ATM i have a isolinux cd with some utilities from acronis and paragon. Some of them starts using KERNEL and APPEND commands, other with the iso image itselft . I really need to find a way to put Windows 7 into it. Thanks A LOT