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I can't imagine that this is possible (the legal way). Why somebody should spend money for the ULTIMATE, if there would be an option to unlock extended features for free? Regards, Martin

Both is working for me. I can install from DVD or USB stick. For the moment I use a stick and that is my prefered method cause it's easier to edit. I had problems to get the stick detected in pe pass when setting %DriversRoot% variable to install drivers. This happend cause my cmd that supposed to set the DriversRoot variable was running before the stick was recognized by system completly. I could imagine that you have the same kind of issue now just in a later pass... but can't tell you for sure... just thinking Regards, Martin EDIT: I've forgot to tell you the solution for my problem: I was putting the set command into a loop, so it's trying to set the variable now again and again till the stick is recognized. On my system this solution is causing a delay of about 4 seconds. Others gave me feedback, that they would have a delay between 10 and 15 seconds. So it's very different from system to system how long it takes, till USB stick is mounted. You could try to use a FOR loop executing before other applications are installed. May be that will resolve the problem. Example: cmd /c FOR /L %i IN (1,1,3000) DO ECHO Loop > NUL The last value inside brackets marks the end of the loop. As higher the value as longer the loop will run.

sorry, but haven't tried out yet. But read it in one of BDD docs. Martin

The funny thing is, that you will see the runonceex window for installation of applications during auditUser pass but not during oobeSystem pass. Haven't found out so far, how to control that... Regards, Martin

@MarcJ: So is it still not working for you? Martin

I'm not to familar with WDS, but in BDD you have to adapt the roles. You will find them in properties of your Build or Deployment point. There is doc describing the configuration file (it's an .ini) which will automate this part. Regards, Martin

The quotes doesn't matter for me. Regards, Martin

Hello turbomcp! You need to set the %AppsRoot% variable during specialize pass! Thats is very important! If you should still have problems to use %AppsRoot% variable, add cmd /c in front of your command line: <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add"> <Order>2</Order> <CommandLine>cmd /c %AppsRoot%Install\Java\jre-1_5_0_11-windows-i586-p.exe /s /v/qn</CommandLine> </SynchronousCommand> Regards, Martin EDIT: Explanation: Between specialize pass and oobeSystem pass the system is rebooting, so the system envrionment with environment variables is loaded again and so the added %AppsRoot% variable is present for the session. If you put it to the system environment in the same pass, than the environment is not reloaded to the setup process and so the %AppsRoot% variable can't be read even it is set already!

Hello sp00f! To do a reboot you need: 1. Based on my Application guide add the following tow synchronous commands to your xml into sepcialize pass: Synchronous Command 1: cmd /c "FOR %i IN (C D E F G H I J K L N M O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) DO IF EXIST %i:\AppsRoot.txt SETX AppsRoot %i: -m" This will set the AppsRoot environment variable. Synchronous Command 2: %WINDIR%\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /quiet /audit This will boot to audit modes. 2. Instead of inserting all Synchronous Commands to install the apps to oobeSystem pass - like described in my guide - add them to auditUser pass. It's important to start your command line with cmd /c! Otherwise the AppsRoot variable won't work! Example: Synchronous Command 1: cmd /c REGEDIT /S %AppsRoot%\Install\Regtweaks.reg Synchronous Command 2: cmd /c %AppsRoot%\Install\AcrRead\AcroRead.msi /qb Synchronous Command 3: cmd /c %AppsRoot%\Install\Firefox\Firefox_Setup_2_0_0_2.exe -ms etc. Last Synchronous Command: %WINDIR%\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /quiet /oobe /reboot This commands needs to be at last position always and will forward you to oobeSystem pass. Otherwise system would boot in audit mode again and again. Once you've insert a Synchronous Command to auditUser pass check out Properties pane in WSIM on the right and you will see, that the Synchronous Command gives you an option to set a value for Restart. Set it on Always, if you want to force a reboot after application was installed. 3. Add AutoLogon to auditSystem pass Add Windows-Shell-Setup \ AutoLogon to auditSystem pass and log on the main Administrator (Administrator). Set LogonCount so that you can do enough reboots you need to do for your apps. If you've any further questions you're welcome to ask! Regards, Martin EDIT: Sorry... added the wrong final command line you have to use /reboot like it is now instead of /quit like it was before.

You need to remove the whole Diskconfiguration section in your Autounattend.xml or follwo this guide here for further instructions. Martin

@ sp00f: I need to leave now... but I will explain that tonight and later I will work over the Application section inside guide. Regards, Martin

@MarcJ and others how are interested: Update: After doing a lot of further test runs I still can't reproduce the problem you've having with synchronous command - doesn't matter if I use ULTIMATE or BUSINESS. But if I do the same app installations with synchronous command in auditUser pass instead of oobeSystem pass, than setups aborts with an error. The %AppsRoot% variable is present in that pass I've checked that using the following synchronous command: cmd /c SET > %AppsRoot%test_apps_root.txt This will write a list of environment variables to test_apps_root.txt on %AppsRoot%. This command is executed without an problems. But a command line like, %AppsRoot%Install\AcrRead\AcroRead.msi /qb will fail and setup is aborted. It's not exactly the same problem like you have, but it's simlar and the solution is very simple: Sure your solution with separat cmd works fine as well but the follwoing is a little bit easier: Instead of %AppsRoot%Install\AcrRead\AcroRead.msi /qb just use cmd /c %AppsRoot%Install\AcrRead\AcroRead.msi /qb Thats at least not much different from putting everything together in one cmd file. But it's easier to handle and in auditUser pass especialy it gives you the option to use the build in Restart command. Hope that'll help! Regards, Martin

Good job maxXPsoft! Martin

I've updated the Guide. Available now: 2. Installing Tools 3. Prepare Lab System 4. VU Batch Modules Furthermore the Updates section is including the batch now. Regards, Martin

Hello swbchen! First you should set up your Automatic Updates, that they are downloaded but NOT installed automatically. Once you get the message, that there are new updates ready to be installed on your computer, you will find them in %Windir%\Softwaredistribution. You need to check the folders with the long numbers. Look for msu files. AFAIK, the updates are not present there for ever after you've installed them. Regards, Martin

Log on the Administrator using AutoLogon setting and try again. Which pass you use to try the installation? Regards, Martin

Well... I don't use WPI by myself, but others have told me they were starting it successfully with synchronous command. I will ask them, if they had the same problems... Regards, Martin

@spoof: You need to use reg delete to do that. Regards, Martin

You're right maxXPsoft! It's described in WAIK.chm. My mistake. This part got lost by any of the copy and paste procedures to build the guide. Sorry for that! Regards, Martin

Hello sp00f! Than you could add the regtweaks during specialize pass using synchronous command again with reg add command: For example: <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" 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"> <RunSynchronous> <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add"> <Description>Disable UAC</Description> <Order>1</Order> <Path>cmd /c reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f</Path> </RunSynchronousCommand> </RunSynchronous> </component> Martin

@MarcJ: I did an installation now again, using my method from guide on a Vista BUSINESS and it's working fine. But like I've said before I've used the full version not an upgrade disc. It may has something to do with upgrade disc!? Regards, Martin

I haven't tried out so far, but give it a try... or I will try later. But I 've read in setupact.log that sometimes an unexpected reboot happens, and setup is still going on. I would have an other solution but it's more complicated. You would need to integrate a .cmd into install.wim. What kind of Regtweaks you need for WPI? HKLM only or User tweaks, too? Regards, Martin

Well you should try to do a reboot than using between regedit and wpi call... shutdown.exe -r Regards, Martin

So when do you execute WPI - I'm not to familar with WPI... Martin

Which command you're using exactly to aply the regtweaks?