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Unattended Install Not Remembering Product Key

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Hello,

I have tried to search for the answer, but have been unable to find anythign after sifting through pages of search results...

My unattended install works great except for one thing.. I have it set to enter the product key, but on first log on, it is prompting me to enter the product key again... Here is my autounattend.xml file... Let me know if you need more information.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
<settings pass="windowsPE">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" 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">
<SetupUILanguage>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
</SetupUILanguage>
<InputLocale>0409:00000409</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
</component>
<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">
<UserData>
<ProductKey>
<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
<Key>PRODUCT KEY IS HERE</Key>
</ProductKey>
<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
<FullName>Morgan Croft</FullName>
<Organization>Morgan Croft</Organization>
</UserData>
<Display>
<ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>
<HorizontalResolution>1920</HorizontalResolution>
<VerticalResolution>1200</VerticalResolution>
</Display>
<ImageInstall>
<OSImage>
<InstallFrom>
<MetaData wcm:action="add">
<Key>/IMAGE/NAME</Key>
<Value>Windows Vista ULTIMATE</Value>
</MetaData>
</InstallFrom>
<InstallToAvailablePartition>false</InstallToAvailablePartition>
<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
<InstallTo>
<DiskID>0</DiskID>
<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
</InstallTo>
</OSImage>
</ImageInstall>
<DiskConfiguration>
<Disk wcm:action="add">
<CreatePartitions>
<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
<Order>1</Order>
<Extend>true</Extend>
<Type>Primary</Type>
</CreatePartition>
</CreatePartitions>
<ModifyPartitions>
<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
<Active>true</Active>
<Extend>false</Extend>
<Format>NTFS</Format>
<Letter>C</Letter>
<Order>1</Order>
<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
</ModifyPartition>
</ModifyPartitions>
<DiskID>0</DiskID>
<WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
</Disk>
<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
</DiskConfiguration>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="specialize">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC-UX" 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">
<SkipAutoActivation>false</SkipAutoActivation>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" 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">
<RunSynchronous>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>1</Order>
<Path>cmd /c "FOR %i IN (C D E F G H I J K L N M O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) DO IF EXIST %i:\AppsRoot.txt SETX AppsRoot %i: -m"</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>2</Order>
<Path>%WINDIR%\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /quiet /audit</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
</RunSynchronous>
</component>
<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">
<ComputerName>MorganLaptop</ComputerName>
<RegisteredOrganization>Morgan Croft</RegisteredOrganization>
<RegisteredOwner>Morgan Croft</RegisteredOwner>
<TimeZone>Pacific Standard Time</TimeZone>
</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">
<AutoLogon>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<LogonCount>2</LogonCount>
<Username>Administrator</Username>
</AutoLogon>
<Display>
<ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>
<HorizontalResolution>1920</HorizontalResolution>
<VerticalResolution>1200</VerticalResolution>
</Display>
<OOBE>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
<NetworkLocation>Home</NetworkLocation>
<ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
<SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>
</OOBE>
<TimeZone>Pacific Standard Time</TimeZone>
<UserAccounts>
<LocalAccounts>
<LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
<Password>
<Value>ZABkADIAMwBuADQAMwBtAGkAdABjAGgAUABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<Description>Morgan</Description>
<DisplayName>Morgan</DisplayName>
<Group>Administrators</Group>
<Name>Morgan</Name>
</LocalAccount>
<LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
<Password>
<Value>NwA1ADAANAA1ADQAMABQAGEAcwBzAHcAbwByAGQA</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<Description>Tamara</Description>
<DisplayName>Tamara</DisplayName>
<Group>Administrators</Group>
<Name>Tamara</Name>
</LocalAccount>
</LocalAccounts>
</UserAccounts>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" 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">
<InputLocale>0409:00000409</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="auditSystem">
<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">
<AutoLogon>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<LogonCount>5</LogonCount>
<Username>Administrator</Username>
</AutoLogon>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="auditUser">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" 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">
<RunSynchronous>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>1</Order>
<Path>cmd /c start /wait %AppsRoot%\Install\Flash9\install_flash_player.msi /qn</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>2</Order>
<Path>cmd /c start /wait %AppsRoot%\Install\Reader8\AdbeRdr811_en_US.exe /sAll</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>3</Order>
<Path>cmd /c %AppsRoot%\Install\Office2007\setup.exe</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>4</Order>
<Path>cmd /c %AppsRoot%\Install\Winrar\winrar.exe /s</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>5</Order>
<Path>cmd /c %AppsRoot%\Install\Quickset\quickset.msi /qn</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>6</Order>
<Path>cmd /c %AppsRoot%\Install\xvid\xvid.exe /VERYSILENT</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>7</Order>
<Path>cmd /c %AppsRoot%\Install\TagRename\tagrename.exe /VERYSILENT</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>8</Order>
<Path>cmd /c %AppsRoot%\Install\IDUMP\iDump_Setup.exe /S</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>9</Order>
<Path>cmd /c %AppsRoot%\Install\DVDDECRYPTER\SetupDVDDecrypter.exe /S</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>10</Order>
<Path>cmd /c %AppsRoot%\Install\DVDPRINT\dvdsetup.exe /S</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>11</Order>
<Path>cmd /c D:\Install\Ricoh\dpinst.exe /sw /lm /f</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>12</Order>
<Path>cmd /c D:\Install\Acronis\AcronisTrueImage.msi PIDKEY=K9E9V-RPHF3-RRKZG-EF6WC-J9NBE /qn /norestart</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>13</Order>
<Path>cmd /c cscript //nologo %AppsRoot%\Install\PASSWORD\nopwdexp.vbs /domain:%ComputerName% /user:Morgan</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>14</Order>
<Path>cmd /c cscript //nologo %AppsRoot%\Install\PASSWORD\nopwdexp.vbs /domain:%ComputerName% /user:Tamara</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>15</Order>
<Path>%WINDIR%\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /quiet /oobe /reboot</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
</RunSynchronous>
</component>
</settings>
<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/vistawork/dvd/sources/install.wim#Windows Vista ULTIMATE" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

There are two places about <ProductKey>. Microsoft-Windows-Setup, the one you used, and Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup.

<ProductKey> under Microsoft-Windows-Setup is for installing only. So OEM can use the same key for all computers. <ProductKey> under Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup is for activation purpose. You need to add your Key to this Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup during the specialize pass.

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