cremedios Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 (edited) Hi,I have been struggling for days to create a deployment environment for Server 2008 using Windows Deployment Services. I can install do unattended installs with success but i am still not getting additional software to be installed. Below is my Unattend.xml:<?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" ...> <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" ...> <UserData> <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula> <FullName>Amit</FullName> <Organization>Heaven</Organization> </UserData> <Display> <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth> <HorizontalResolution>1024</HorizontalResolution> <RefreshRate>85</RefreshRate> <VerticalResolution>768</VerticalResolution> </Display> <ImageInstall> <OSImage> <InstallFrom> <MetaData wcm:action="add"> <Key>/IMAGE/NAME</Key> <Value>Windows Longhorn SERVERWEB</Value> </MetaData> <Path>Images\Server 2008 Web\install.wim</Path> </InstallFrom> <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI> <InstallToAvailablePartition>false</InstallToAvailablePartition> <InstallTo> <DiskID>0</DiskID> <PartitionID>1</PartitionID> </InstallTo> </OSImage> </ImageInstall> <DiskConfiguration> <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI> <Disk wcm:action="add"> <CreatePartitions> <CreatePartition wcm:action="add"> <Extend>true</Extend> <Order>1</Order> <Type>Primary</Type> </CreatePartition> </CreatePartitions> <ModifyPartitions> <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add"> <Active>true</Active> <Format>NTFS</Format> <Label>HD1</Label> <Letter>C</Letter> <Order>1</Order> <PartitionID>1</PartitionID> </ModifyPartition> </ModifyPartitions> <DiskID>0</DiskID> <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk> </Disk> </DiskConfiguration> <WindowsDeploymentServices> <Login> <Credentials> <Domain>-------</Domain> <Password>----------</Password> <Username>-----------</Username> </Credentials> </Login> <ImageSelection> <InstallImage> <Filename>install.wim</Filename> <ImageGroup>Servers</ImageGroup> <ImageName>Windows Longhorn SERVERWEB</ImageName> </InstallImage> <InstallTo> <DiskID>0</DiskID> <PartitionID>1</PartitionID> </InstallTo> </ImageSelection> </WindowsDeploymentServices> </component> </settings> <settings pass="specialize"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC-UX" processorArchitecture="x86" ...> <SkipAutoActivation>true</SkipAutoActivation> </component> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="x86" ...> <RunSynchronous> <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add"> <Order>1</Order> <Path>%WINDIR%\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /quiet /audit</Path> </RunSynchronousCommand> </RunSynchronous> </component> </settings> <settings pass="auditUser"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="x86" ...> <RunSynchronous> <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add"> <Order>1</Order> <Path>\\WDSServer\reminst\sw\dotnetfx35.exe /passive /norestart</Path> <Description>.NET Framework 3.5</Description> </RunSynchronousCommand> </RunSynchronous> </component> </settings> <settings pass="oobeSystem"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" ...> <AutoLogon> <Enabled>true</Enabled> <LogonCount>5</LogonCount> <Username>Administrator</Username> </AutoLogon> <Display> <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth> <DPI>96</DPI> <HorizontalResolution>1024</HorizontalResolution> <RefreshRate>85</RefreshRate> <VerticalResolution>768</VerticalResolution> </Display> <OOBE> <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage> <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation> <ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC> <SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE> </OOBE> <TimeZone>India Standard Time</TimeZone> </component> </settings> <settings pass="auditSystem"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" ...> <UserAccounts> <AdministratorPassword> <Value>----------</Value> <PlainText>false</PlainText> </AdministratorPassword> <LocalAccounts> <LocalAccount wcm:action="add"> <Password> <Value>-------</Value> <PlainText>false</PlainText> </Password> <Description>Sample User</Description> <DisplayName>Sample User</DisplayName> <Group>Administrators</Group> <Name>Carlos</Name> </LocalAccount> </LocalAccounts> </UserAccounts> <AutoLogon> <Password> <Value>-------</Value> <PlainText>false</PlainText> </Password> <Username>Administrator</Username> <LogonCount>5</LogonCount> <Enabled>true</Enabled> </AutoLogon> </component> </settings> <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim://install.wim#Windows Longhorn SERVERWEB" ... /></unattend>I am trying to install .Net Framework 3.5, but no luck.Any help please ?Best Regards,Carlos Fernandes Edited October 10, 2008 by cremedios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cremedios Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 I think I found the problem . The unattend file must be specified per image, in order to be ran upon image install and not only on pxe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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