hvtopiwala Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 quick quesiton, u know how when u buy a new computer, and turn it on it goes to that screen automaticly where u create ur username, setup network stuff and junk. is that possible to do with an unattended setup? right now what happens is it installs windows and restarts then goes to that screen to create the username but i wanna beable to shutdown the computer, ship it to someone, have them turn it on, and have them see that screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexter.inside Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 quick quesiton, u know how when u buy a new computer, and turn it on it goes to that screen automaticly where u create ur username, setup network stuff and junk. is that possible to do with an unattended setup? right now what happens is it installs windows and restarts then goes to that screen to create the username but i wanna beable to shutdown the computer, ship it to someone, have them turn it on, and have them see that screen.You need to do a sysprep -reseal of that machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hvtopiwala Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 (edited) ok so i just use the sysprep tool for that, doesnt matter how i installed windows and such? because i was looking at your guide and stuff, but i prefer the method i install applications and of XP.will resealing it delete all user accounts created and stuff?edit: would this work:To manually restore the computer to an end–user–ready state with Sysprep: Click Start, click Run, and then type: cmd At the command prompt, change to the root of the system drive (%systemdrive%), and then type: md sysprep From the \Support\Tools\Deploy.cab file of the Windows XP product CD, copy Sysprep.exe and Setupcl.exe to the Sysprep folder you created. Remove the operating–system CD. At the command prompt, change to the Sysprep folder, and then type: sysprep –nosidgen with the parameters you select. The computer will shut down automatically if it is ACPI–compatible. If it is not ACPI–compatible, a message appears telling you to shut down the computer when the process completes.^OK THAT METHOD WORKED, but is there a way to NOT make it ask for the cdkey again? and delete all user accounts Edited August 9, 2007 by hvtopiwala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexter.inside Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 ok so i just use the sysprep tool for that, doesnt matter how i installed windows and such? because i was looking at your guide and stuff, but i prefer the method i install applications and of XP.will resealing it delete all user accounts created and stuff?edit: would this work:To manually restore the computer to an end–user–ready state with Sysprep: Click Start, click Run, and then type: cmd At the command prompt, change to the root of the system drive (%systemdrive%), and then type: md sysprep From the \Support\Tools\Deploy.cab file of the Windows XP product CD, copy Sysprep.exe and Setupcl.exe to the Sysprep folder you created. Remove the operating–system CD. At the command prompt, change to the Sysprep folder, and then type: sysprep –nosidgen with the parameters you select. The computer will shut down automatically if it is ACPI–compatible. If it is not ACPI–compatible, a message appears telling you to shut down the computer when the process completes.^OK THAT METHOD WORKED, but is there a way to NOT make it ask for the cdkey again? and delete all user accountsYou should run the setupmgr to make a simple sysprep.inf file that contains the product key. Before running sysprep you should use the User Hive Cleanup Tool and maybe delete manually the accounts you don't want, from Documents and Settings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hvtopiwala Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 ok and where do i place that sysprep file that i create? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexter.inside Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 ok and where do i place that sysprep file that i create?The default location for sysprep.inf is C:\sysprep; setupmgr creates it in the current folder by default. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hvtopiwala Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 (edited) gotcha, ill give it a try lateri just used NET USER /DELETE to delete the accts i didnt want Edited August 9, 2007 by hvtopiwala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 IIRC, if you do not to extensive configuration, sysprep will blow away all accounts on the machine, as well as regen your SID unless you tell it otherwise. You may also encounter drivers that need to be reinstalled after you go through the welcome screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hvtopiwala Posted August 10, 2007 Author Share Posted August 10, 2007 whata hell is extensive configuration lol. i just ran the setupmgr tool to create sysprep file, and put the CDKEY and stuff in the file Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hvtopiwala Posted August 10, 2007 Author Share Posted August 10, 2007 ok and where do i place that sysprep file that i create?The default location for sysprep.inf is C:\sysprep; setupmgr creates it in the current folder by default.its there but its still not using the product key and stuff, keeps asking for it. what is wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexter.inside Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 its there but its still not using the product key and stuff, keeps asking for it. what is wrong?So you mean reseal succeeded but you get prompted for product key? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hvtopiwala Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 yea reseal succeeded but it still asks for the CD key, even though i put it in the sysprep.ini file Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosh Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 By default when you install from within windows or use the unattend switch UnattendSwitch=yes.http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=294801You could enable oobe to modifying the registry key for HKLM\System\OOBEinProgress-gosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vpn-user Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Add your key to oobeinfo.ini and welcome screen will not ask for key anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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