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Oh_Kay took me 4 years about cause I wanted that also, glad they added to Vista yes still ticking, messing with Win Seven beta now

%AppsRoot%install\run.cmd no backslash %AppsRoot%\install\run.cmd I also don't use that setx, would have to be installed to system32 Try this in a .cmd file with your dvd inserted with the AppsRoot.txt. I actually look for a Folder on the Dvd that is not present on any other. FOR %%d IN (c: d: e: f: g: h: i: j: k: l: m: n: o: p: q: r: s: t: u: v: w: x: y: z:) DO IF EXIST %%d\Install SET AppsRoot=%%d SETThats 2 lines there, SET is 2nd line from the Set cmd AppsRoot=e: Now you can remove the SET cmd

move the AppsRoot cmd <Order>1</Order> to oobeSystem before the run.cmd <Order>2</Order> should cure that.

not creating 200mb part here at all with XP first installed and then 7 on second part although it hides the XP part in 7 which I don't like cause it rearranges the hard drives. 7 becomes C: and so forth

I just encrypt my password I add to the xml. Really don't know what they using yet. Hide Sensitive Data in an Answer File Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM) enables you to hide the passwords for the administrator account and any other user accounts on the local system in an answer file. Hiding the passwords in an answer file prevents users from reading the answer file and identifying passwords for local accounts.

http://www.msfn.org/board/UA-Registry-Twea...p;mode=threaded Its old but done what you're asking. Required .Net

everything or rather most can be put in the xml file, you can place that on the root of dvd or either on a floppy/usb and setup will find it. I went through all what you're saying for Vista and now I'm doing it with Windows 7 Beta

Thanks I'll look at it but the old imagex does still work also and faster than the new one@ChimeraDev 2 xmls you are trying to do Audit passes? That I don't have working yet but with single FULL xml I checked with WAIK 7. I placed on floppy but you can put on floppy/usb/%DVDroot% I had a near flawless UA installion and didn't ask for key

strange with the new imagex to /unmount /commit the image it takes over an hour, with old Pack Image Time: 00:08:23 total with drivers

simple Mount the image and copy everything where it needs to be. /unmount /commit Been doing that for quite a long time with my Vistaua App

My xml all I done was remove <servicing> cause got an error there will look at later and plug in 7 key and it all worked. Like this new 7, seems much better than Vista

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7...a-download.aspx Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows 7 Beta) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;displaylang=en Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003 R2 SP3 • Windows Vista family • Windows Server 2008 family • Windows 7 family • Windows Server 2008 R2 family

and most those recovery partitions from my experience are a nightmare. Using their software from an Hp I burned 2 dvds for the recovery Cd's on one machine. Then deleted that recovery part I'd look around and see if a friend had a dvd you could copy as they are all the same except by what key you plugin so you not rippin anyone off by doing a copy cause your oem didn't provide one. Some will for a price. Also the OEM files will be needed for your make

“HideFileExt”=dword:00000000 "HideFileExt"=dword:00000000 do you see the difference in them 2? Look at the " If you copy off some websites it gives you that but second line is I exported from my own registry

regardless, you still have a install.wim in your sources dir everything can be changed its only a matter of figuring out how to do it.

with inf drivers simplest method is just mount the image, inject the drivers next week a new line of PC's and needs a few more drivers mount the image, inject the drivers by storing them on the base image it works with all as long as the size don't exceed then you ok really don't know about that Altiris

No should not be any problem there. You do have REGEDIT4 or Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 at top of these reg files?

If you specify a product key in the windowsPE configuration pass with ProductKey, then Windows welcome will prompt for a product key. If you specify the ProductKey setting during the specialize pass, then Windows Welcome will not prompt for a product key. that or might just change the <WillShowUI>Always</WillShowUI> to <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI> with your XXX

thats what I was saying plain jane sp1 -updates(minus any updates)

delete both and just add this to <settings pass="windowsPE"> <UserData> <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula> <FullName>MyName</FullName> <Organization>MaxXPsoft</Organization> <ProductKey> <Key>xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx</Key> <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI> </ProductKey> </UserData>

I done a plain jane sp1 -updates and booted into vista and then went and got list of what WU said I needed for updates. Rebuilt and once again booted in and needed 7 more updates so added them. Now I'm fine and I didn't d/l 300mb + of updates I didn't need. 42 files at 194mb even with some of the Ultimate extras. Perhaps its one of the updates causing problems. Another thing is I removed all extra images leaving only ultimate and gained about 410mb space. But I also added over 700mb of applications leaving me at 4.190

Size specifies the size of the partition to create, in megabytes. Just stop it at that step and do it manually is about all

Where do you get a limit of 4GB? I think you're thinking of the stuff floating around with 4Gb memory max which isn't 100% correct. A data dvd has the limit of 4.5GB which when you burn an iso its basically that to a dvd-r. What I use is a dvd-rw which has a smaller limit somewhere around 4.3 GB usable depending on what you use. I exceeded mine last test and so I simply removed all the other images except 1 i was installing from my install and it gave me more room which is at Size=3635.8 now

Finally I am using the 2 xml method with ver 5.0 or later and I am installing all the software I want in Audituser pass, thanks to all gave me the guidelines where I could interpret this to my own things and my app and do this. Best Vista install I ever had with SP1, Dreamscene on final desktop and all My Adventures: http://veegertx.com/forums/index.php?showt...entry3563

I just use mountrw the image and use pkgmgr.exe to inject the drivers, simple Look at waik.chm Package Manager Command-Line Options using an answer file pkgmgr is right in the sources dir