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If you are using a modified VLite image then copy & paste the code above to your xml, make sure you associate it with your image, validate with the waik. If you're using a standard vista image then you need to change "1" to the correct image value, valid passes 1-4.

Thats an excellent response & Bookmarked, beginning to think I was @ an end there for a while. This has given me further insights for the ua. Must say was unaware or didn't think to call a second xml. Good to see someone thinking out side of the square.

You will need to specify the metadata to install from like below if you are installing a modified VLite image value 1 is the one you need here. <InstallFrom> <MetaData wcm:action="add"> <Key>/IMAGE/Index</Key> <Value>1</Value> </MetaData> </InstallFrom>

As far as setting your locale & fallback etc, also being from aus did use same settings but had nothing but trouble as well unless off course you set enUS?? Don't know why maybe a minor bug in Vista?? I've also experienced even setting correct timezone in the xml, the time is in fact out quite a bit following setup, maybe to do with locale setting also??

Thanks Martin, I really only want to specify one user account my name eg. "MC" with full admin priviliges & do not want any other visible or invisible accounts to be present. I naturally require an autologon as no one else has access or use with this machine. As mentioned presently I can obtain the administrator acc soley with autologon enabled in Ua by setting the xml accordingly, just really need to clarify the main admin change name from Administrator to eg."MC" etc. EDIT:Martin if you're correct & I can't rename the super admin acc. etc., is there a way to remove or make invisible all other accounts including the Superadmin excluding my acc off course? Obviously I need to do this unattendly. Theres probably something blatantly obvious I'm overlooking here? & most likely a simple solution?

I showed the peimg stuff to nuhi a few weeks back prior to posting the first article on WB, haven't had a chance to talk to him since then but hopefully he's working on a GUI implementation via vLite using this method or something else he comes up with. A simple "Select Folder with Updates" option would be neat to have in vLite where it scans a folder for .msu and .cab and attempts to integrate. Would indeed be a handy extra, not to mention time saved when in testing etc.

@ Arneh Very useful posting, thanks will be bookmarking this one.

@prathapml Yes I have the same Network setting as you & using the Ultimate 32 bit ver. Well more work is obviously req'd here as it appears many other peers are xping the same issue now??

This is interesting cause I use the Skipmachine setting to prevent the "Select user setting etc" However I still experience the Network selection page as I've complained of in other threads round here. I have tried running that reg tweak as part of the firstlogon.cmd but still shows the network setup page? I know the waik complains of this setting but still works good, no problems. I too would like a solution for this one as is very annoying for a Ua, after all we want to see a normal desktop & nuthin else following a silent install.. now don't we?? One other thing while I'm there can anyone help us out? @ present I would like to Autologin the Admin only, No further Acc's req'd .But I would prefer to change the admin acc to my nic name or user name etc, instead of Administrator.. know we did it in XP, don't want multiple admin acc's & definetly need autologon...pls give us an xml example if you can....

Yes still haven't found a way to kill the network page on first startup?

Haven't seen that but definetly use your xml though.

I have used a 32 bit Vlite source with the hotfix pack working flawless & only added around 90 meg to the disc.

Yes understandable, guess you'll put more thought/caution into hasty button pushing next time huh?? Cya

This is happening straight after setup on first logon, autologon in my case. I manually apply my reg after setup atm, will automate that soon haven't been that far yet, but will take on any suggestions for this? One of our members Arneh posted this Slip updates Very nice batch to slip updates straight into the source, all credit to Arneh

Thanks, Have bookmarked & will try the network reg setting. This will stop this page from showing on first logon I take it? I have succesfully integrated selected updates to my source & working fine. getting very close to where i would like to be in UA now.

Never personally had that issue before and I've done an integration that involved 29 updates at one time and it went fine. Also you shouldnt have to install them one by one. Just use: peimg /install=*Package* g:\extract\windows and it'll install any Updates with the wildcard Package. Also, when you were trying to install the hotfixes, were you trying to install them on the previously built image that you made in Vista or a completely new one? If you were using the one partially made in Vista, then I suggest redoing the whole thing from XP. Also, have a look at my script, http://winbeta.org/comments.php?id=6260&catid=1 to see how I did it. Just ran your batch very impressive & tested all good.

With that sort of abuse my friend I'm sure you may like to find a more suitable forum to join?? Where they might tolerate your attitude or ignorance, but certainly NOT HERE...

I take it we set this path directly to the xml, win pe pnp drivers pass, not through the setdriversroot.cmd?

Well appears to be the windows pe pass, that seems to be a prob? Digging further then... Edit:Martin all sorted now that was exactly the problem was not in the oobe pass.

I have xml in root & sources, same file though. Relevant sect attached, no display but? [Shell Unattend] Running 'specialize' pass 2007-02-07 20:39:47, Info [Shell Unattend] WindowsFeatures: Launched '"C:\Windows\system32\ie4uinit.exe" -show' 2007-02-07 20:39:47, Info [Shell Unattend] WindowsFeatures: Launched '"C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\WinMail.exe" OCInstallShowOE' 2007-02-07 20:39:47, Info [Shell Unattend] WindowsFeatures: Launched 'C:\Windows\system32\unregmp2.exe /ShowWMP /SetShowState' 2007-02-07 20:39:47, Info [Shell Unattend] WindowsFeatures: Launched 'C:\Windows\ehome\mcspad.exe showicons' 2007-02-07 20:39:48, Info [Shell Unattend] ComputerName set to Micks 2007-02-08 15:39:48, Info [Shell Unattend] TimeZone: Time zone set to 'AUS Eastern Standard Time' 2007-02-08 15:39:48, Info [Shell Unattend] AutoLogon Password saved 2007-02-08 15:39:48, Info [Shell Unattend] AutoLogon Domain is '' 2007-02-08 15:39:48, Info [Shell Unattend] WinLogon DefaultDomainName set to '' 2007-02-08 15:39:48, Info [Shell Unattend] AutoLogon Username is 'Administrator' 2007-02-08 15:39:49, Info [Shell Unattend] AutoLogon: enabled local account 'Administrator' 2007-02-08 15:39:49, Info [Shell Unattend] AutoLogon: Using SID for 'Administrator' 2007-02-08 15:39:49, Info [Shell Unattend] WinLogon DefaultUserName set to 'S-1-5-21-625924066-2689805725-779639478-500' 2007-02-08 15:39:49, Info [Shell Unattend] AutoLogon LogonCount = 1 2007-02-08 15:39:49, Info [Shell Unattend] WinLogon AutoLogonCount set 2007-02-08 15:39:49, Info [Shell Unattend] AutoLogon enabled 2007-02-08 15:39:49, Info [Shell Unattend] Exiting 'specialize' pass with status 0x001f1000

Retrieved the file & didn't notice anything about display? Is there a particular sect to look for?

Just tried the same as you suggested Martin but not working for me @ all, tried on two variants of hardware so far no good.

Having the same issue here thanks for the tip will give this a go next install.

Hey guys few q's How to stop windows on first show to setup further users? Also the home ofice network setup screen thing? I have the following in my xml <OOBE> <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage> <NetworkLocation>Other</NetworkLocation> <ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC> <SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE> </OOBE> Do I need to set skip machine oobe as well as Admin set & autologon toggled on. </settings> <settings pass="specialize"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin" 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"> <Identification> <JoinWorkgroup>Workgroup</JoinWorkgroup> Do I need to nominate something else in the ans file to skip the setup network lot? Thanks Fellas Update: Choosing skip machine setting sorted the user screen as expected, although waik setting depracated. Works fine though. I also changed my network setting from Other to Work however pops the network screen up with Work highlighted? Not a real biggy though.

I have certainly unattended Vista, however its no where I'd like it to be in comparison to where I have XP. Guess it will be some time yet. But in saying that making up ground all the time & you'll find the Waik.chm files very helpful through most.