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Thanks Max Its these snippets that MS don't always tell you or explain.

Sounds like we have all been spoilt by Bashrat? But I'm sure given time & the ground we have passed with Vista now only a month since official release that you should be able to fulfil your dreams sooner rather than later..

Max Thanks for sharing this with us. When I look at your posted Admin account xml sample it appears to have all settings included, Autologon as well. I cannot see the OOBE system option to include Autologon in section 7? If you look at my sample xml below has two sections, 4 to select Autologon & Sect 7 to unhide & use the admin acc. Hope I'm being clear. </WindowsFeatures> <AutoLogon> <Enabled>true</Enabled> <LogonCount>1</LogonCount> <Username>Administrator</Username> <Password> <Value>UABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value> <PlainText>false</PlainText> </Password> </AutoLogon> <RegisteredOrganization>Micks</RegisteredOrganization> <RegisteredOwner>Mick</RegisteredOwner> <TimeZone>AUS Eastern Standard Time</TimeZone> <StartPanelOff>true</StartPanelOff> <ComputerName>Micks</ComputerName> </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"> <TimeZone>AUS Eastern Standard Time</TimeZone> <VisualEffects> <FontSmoothing>ClearType</FontSmoothing> </VisualEffects> <RegisteredOwner>Mick</RegisteredOwner> <RegisteredOrganization>Micks</RegisteredOrganization> <StartPanelOff>true</StartPanelOff> <OOBE> <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage> <NetworkLocation>Other</NetworkLocation> <ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC> <SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE> </OOBE> <UserAccounts> <AdministratorPassword> <Value>QQBkAG0AaQBuAGkAcwB0AHIAYQB0AG8AcgBQAGEAcwBzAHcAbwByAGQA</Value> <PlainText>false</PlainText> </AdministratorPassword> </UserAccounts>

Does anyone have any reports on slipstreaming AR7 with the latest update 7.09?

Max, I maybe missing something with your app. But I would like to see more options in the creator as far as ua, ua + drivers or the whole lot. testing so far you must include the whole shebang? more options would allow debugging at least on our part. Must say tis growin on me tho. Just noticed 15th Nov 03 was a popular day to register, Ha Ha....

Spooky, could you please elaborate on these methods excluding the F8 option as far as Ua goes.

Well well well.. it will require to build a DVD from the scratch and will lead a new topic again. No worries man, if your up to it? Please enlighten us.

Nice update, thanks.

What about recabbing the notepad replacement in your original source prior to install? hek thats what I do currently in xp.

wtf man? Ya gotta be kiddin with a reply like that. LOL Thats not the idea of an unattended OS now is it?? I recomend you read the threads here more closely from now on. r u retarded dumbass? wusa.exe supports /quiet /norestart f*** off noob No need to be like that nOOb. Still not relevant to the thread now is it?

wtf man? Ya gotta be kiddin with a reply like that. LOL Thats not the idea of an unattended OS now is it?? I recomend you read the threads here more closely from now on.

I'm guessing Dino will get round to this shortly, given Vista has gone public now for such a small time. I too would like such a feature to pre integrate hotfixes in a ua Vista enviroment. Getting there slowly.

Gday fellas may be a little ot, however looking for a small pdf reader that has the ability to autorun off the cd with out installing etc. I have done this with AR4 but for some reason does not give very good viewing clarity as the later readers do. If i use the later readers etc my index pages freeze or won't work or at least one of them does anyway. Anyone that can throw some light here would be great.

hi kirrana, just leave this empty (not false not true). I had the same issue, leave leave it as is and change the other options as needed. If it still doesn't come good delete the whole branch and re-add it, without setting SkipMachineOOBE. & your point is??..it is an available setting if you read the help files?

Not here either?

At least theres a workaround.

Very nice find indeed. I'm sure there will be many more yet though.

Very nice Thanks Guys.

Have you read the MS Chm help files, searched maybe. I don't know the answer but continually posting the same Q. to bump ya thread is not gunna give you any respect here. Do some ground work first.

Don't wanna sound like a nark, but most of round here only speak English. Help us Help you by posting in same.

Just on the updates how do we apply them to our source? or is this possible? I noticed on installation of the OS the interface shows "Installing updates" can anyone elaborate on that?

@JamieO All working very smooth. Must say in my experience you have to be very specific in making the answer file. Upon thousands of settings & variants can apply. Thank goodness for the help files & this forum. Mind you sh*t loads of testing as well.

Thanks Max, updating now. EDIT: Appears good now & installing UA as it should. Very fast install too under half an hour. More setting & populating to do now.

Remade my image & altered the ans file by the waik & getting this error: "Windows can't resolve the metadata provided in the unattend answer files <Imageinstall> setting" Heres the relevant part of the ans file: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend"> <servicing></servicing> <settings pass="windowsPE"> <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"> <DiskConfiguration> <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI> <Disk wcm:action="add"> <ModifyPartitions> <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add"> <Active>true</Active> <Extend>false</Extend> <Format>NTFS</Format> <Letter>C</Letter> <Order>1</Order> </ModifyPartition> </ModifyPartitions> <DiskID>0</DiskID> <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk> </Disk> </DiskConfiguration> <Display> <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth> <HorizontalResolution>1024</HorizontalResolution> <RefreshRate>60</RefreshRate> <VerticalResolution>768</VerticalResolution> </Display> <DynamicUpdate> <Enable>false</Enable> </DynamicUpdate> <ImageInstall> <OSImage> <InstallFrom> <Path>d:\sources\install.wim</Path> </InstallFrom> <InstallTo> <DiskID>0</DiskID> <PartitionID>1</PartitionID> </InstallTo> </OSImage> <DataImage wcm:action="add"> <InstallFrom> <Path>D:\sources\install.wim</Path> <MetaData wcm:action="add"> <Key>4</Key> <Value>Windows Vista ULTIMATE</Value> </MetaData> </InstallFrom> <InstallTo> <DiskID>0</DiskID> <PartitionID>1</PartitionID> </InstallTo> <Order>1</Order> </DataImage> </ImageInstall> Any ideas fellas, have I populated too many fields in the disk area?

Thanks man will run it when one gets a chance & forward it. Anyways Children are on Summer holidays atm visiting Relos & I have set up the old P4 1.6 for the interim the unblowable...so far anyway.