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error loading sqmapi.dll during windows install

oskingen
in Unattended Windows Vista/Server 2008

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FIXED

Hi, I made a autounattend file and wanted to test. I made this test in virtual pc.

but I got this error: Windows is unable to install to the selected location

<?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>040c:0000040c</InputLocale>
			<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
			<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
			<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
		</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">
			<Display>
				<ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>
				<HorizontalResolution>1680</HorizontalResolution>
				<VerticalResolution>1050</VerticalResolution>
			</Display>
			<ImageInstall>
				<OSImage>
					<InstallFrom>
						<Path></Path>
						<MetaData wcm:action="add">
							<Key>/IMAGE/NAME</Key>
							<Value>Windows Vista BUSINESS</Value>
						</MetaData>
					</InstallFrom>
					<InstallToAvailablePartition>false</InstallToAvailablePartition>
					<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
				</OSImage>
			</ImageInstall>
			<UserData>
				<ProductKey>
					<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
					<Key>xxxxx</Key>
				</ProductKey>
				<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
				<FullName>xxx</FullName>
				<Organization>xxx</Organization>
			</UserData>
		</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">
			<OOBE>
				<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
				<NetworkLocation>Home</NetworkLocation>
				<ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
				<SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE>
				<SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>
			</OOBE>
			<TimeZone>Eastern Standard Time</TimeZone>
			<Display>
				<ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>
				<HorizontalResolution>1680</HorizontalResolution>
				<VerticalResolution>1050</VerticalResolution>
				<DPI>96</DPI>
			</Display>
			<UserAccounts>
				<LocalAccounts>
					<LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
						<Password>
							<Value></Value>
							<PlainText>false</PlainText>
						</Password>
						<Group>Administrators</Group>
						<Name>testuser</Name>
						<DisplayName>testuser</DisplayName>
					</LocalAccount>
				</LocalAccounts>
			</UserAccounts>
			<VisualEffects>
				<FontSmoothing>ClearType</FontSmoothing>
			</VisualEffects>
			<AutoLogon>
				<Password>
					<Value></Value>
					<PlainText>false</PlainText>
				</Password>
				<Enabled>true</Enabled>
				<LogonCount>2</LogonCount>
				<Username>Administrator</Username>
			</AutoLogon>
		</component>
		<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Sidebar" 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">
			<SidebarOnByDefault>false</SidebarOnByDefault>
			<SidebarVisible>false</SidebarVisible>
		</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>040c:0000040c</InputLocale>
			<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
			<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
			<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
		</component>
	</settings>
	<settings pass="specialize">
		<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>f4005</ComputerName>
			<ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>
			<Display>
				<ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>
				<HorizontalResolution>1680</HorizontalResolution>
				<VerticalResolution>1050</VerticalResolution>
			</Display>
		</component>
		<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>true</SkipAutoActivation>
		</component>
		<component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" 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">
			<Help_Page>http://www.google.com</Help_Page>
			<Home_Page>about:blank</Home_Page>
			<BlockPopups>yes</BlockPopups>
			<ShowInformationBar>true</ShowInformationBar>
			<PlaySound>true</PlaySound>
			<SearchScopes>
				<Scope wcm:action="add">
					<ScopeDisplayName>Google.com</ScopeDisplayName>
					<ScopeKey>Google</ScopeKey>
					<ScopeDefault>true</ScopeDefault>
					<ScopeUrl>http://www.google.com/search?q={searchTerms}&rls=com.microsoft:{language}&ie={inputEncoding}&oe={outputEncoding}&startIndex={startIndex?}&startPage={startPage}</ScopeUrl>
				</Scope>
				<Scope wcm:action="add">
					<ScopeDisplayName>IMDb Search</ScopeDisplayName>
					<ScopeKey>IMDB</ScopeKey>
					<ScopeUrl>http://www.imdb.com/find?q={searchTerms}</ScopeUrl>
				</Scope>
				<Scope wcm:action="add">
					<ScopeDisplayName>Technet</ScopeDisplayName>
					<ScopeKey>Technet</ScopeKey>
					<ScopeUrl>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/ee/SearchResults.aspx?Type=1&ID={searchTerms}&Language=1033</ScopeUrl>
				</Scope>
				<Scope wcm:action="add">
					<ScopeDisplayName>MSDN</ScopeDisplayName>
					<ScopeKey>MSDN</ScopeKey>
					<ScopeUrl>http://search.msdn.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?siteId=0&tab=0&query={searchTerms}</ScopeUrl>
				</Scope>
				<Scope wcm:action="add">
					<ScopeDisplayName>Wikipedia</ScopeDisplayName>
					<ScopeKey>Wikipedia</ScopeKey>
					<ScopeUrl>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search={searchTerms}</ScopeUrl>
				</Scope>
			</SearchScopes>
		</component>
		<component name="Microsoft-Windows-SystemRestore-Main" 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">
			<DisableSR>1</DisableSR>
		</component>
		<component name="Security-Malware-Windows-Defender" 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">
			<DisableAntiSpyware>true</DisableAntiSpyware>
		</component>
		<component name="Microsoft-Windows-SQMApi" 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">
			<CEIPEnabled>0</CEIPEnabled>
		</component>
		<component name="Microsoft-Windows-ErrorReportingCore" 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">
			<DisableWER>1</DisableWER>
		</component>
	</settings>
	<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:G:/MSDNAA/Windows_Vista/vista_sp1_x64/sources/install.wim#Windows Vista BUSINESS" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

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Edited by hannubys


You have WillShowUI set to OnError, meaning it's going to expect you to have answered all questions - yet I don't see anywhere in your XML unattend where you told Windows what disk/partition to use. So, the error makes sense.

  • Author
You have WillShowUI set to OnError, meaning it's going to expect you to have answered all questions - yet I don't see anywhere in your XML unattend where you told Windows what disk/partition to use. So, the error makes sense.

But this because i want to choose manually where to install. so do i have to remove the WillShowUI set to OnError ?

Yes - you should change it to "always" that way setup knows that you want to see that screen and choose the disk manually, and that the xml doesn't have disk information.

  • Author

Thank I fixed this problem. Now I got an other one. I get this message at the end of my installation : error loading sqmapi.dll

Maybe something removed from vlite because i did this in the rush to test my unattended file.

Also with the same file, i get two Administrator account, why ? I have followed the guide and i thought i have to add the Windows-Shell-Setup-Autologon

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Edited by hannubys

Thats great you sorted your problem, however in the future please be more specific in your rerquest for help & if VLite related mention it in the first instance Do not post here. Nuhi has a whole section devoted to VLite so post there....

Edited by MAVERICKS CHOICE

  • Author
Thats great you sorted your problem, however in the future please be more specific in your rerquest for help & if VLite related mention it in the first instance Do not post here. Nuhi has a whole section devoted to VLite so post there....

Yeah I know that but i posted here because i thought it was a problem with my autounattend file first. Thanks

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