Okay, it has to be something simple that I am missing here, but I can't figure it out.

Why won't my unatended install autologin the first time?

Here is my .sif file, which looks to me like it should work, but it just doesn't.

This is for Windows 2003 x64

;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
	AutoPartition=0
	MsDosInitiated="0"
	UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
	UnattendMode=FullUnattended
	OemSkipEula=Yes
	OemPreinstall=Yes
	TargetPath=\WINDOWS
	WaitForReboot = No
	NonDriverSigningPolicy = Ignore
	NoWaitAfterTextMode = 1
	NoWaitAfterGUIMode = 1

[GuiUnattended]
	AdminPassword=e8a0c58bb967fecd1aa953721e4e281bed468w37906681715b0bd758c970c7ac8
	EncryptedAdminPassword=Yes
	AutoLogon=Yes
	AutoLogonCount=1
	OEMSkipRegional=1
	TimeZone=4
	OemSkipWelcome=1
	ServerWelcome=No

[UserData]
	ProductKey=I Love Microsoft!  Wheee!
	FullName="IndyMac Bank"
	OrgName="IndyMac Bank"
	ComputerName=*

[TerminalServices]
	PermissionsSetting=0
	AllowConnections=1
	LicensingMode=PerUser

[Display]
	Xresolution=1024
	YResolution=768

[LicenseFilePrintData]
	AutoMode=PerSeat


[Identification]
	JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]
	InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Components]
	Iis_common = Off
	Iis_ftp = Off
	Iis_inetmgr = Off
	Iis_internetdataconnector = Off
	Iis_nntp = Off
	Iis_serversideincludes = Off
	Iis_smtp = Off
	Iis_webadmin = Off
	Iis_webdav = Off
	Iis_www = Off
	Iis_www_vdir_scripts = Off
	Iis_asp = Off
	SCW = Off
	IEHardenAdmin = Off
	IEHardenUser = Off
	AutoUpdate = Off
	NetOC = On
	WBEMSNMP = On 

[GuiRunOnce]
	Command0=c:\run_once\run_once.bat

Edited July 26, 200719 yr by Sully0812

Simply change:

EncryptedAdminPassword=Yes

to:

EncryptedAdminPassword=No

You can not encrypt your password if you want autologin to work.

Still not working? Trying this reg:

;Auto Login

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]

"DefaultUserName"=""

"DefaultPassword"=""

Edited July 26, 200719 yr by war59312

Simply change:

EncryptedAdminPassword=Yes

to:

EncryptedAdminPassword=No

You can not encrypt your password if you want autologin to work.

AHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhh.

I should have known that. It never even occurred to me.

THANK YOU!

Please don't quote entire posts in the future. It is completely unnecessary.

Edited July 26, 200719 yr by war59312