I get the following error:

Windows could not parse or process the unattend answer file [D:\autounattend.xml].

The answer file is invalid. The error was detected on line 31 column 1 of the answer file.

my answer file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
<settings pass="windowsPE">
<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">
<UseConfigurationSet>false</UseConfigurationSet>
</component>
<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>
<SkipUserOOBE>false</SkipUserOOBE>
</OOBE>
<FirstLogonCommands>
<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<CommandLine>%systemdrive%\activ\default.cmd</CommandLine>
<Order>1</Order>
</SynchronousCommand>
</FirstLogonCommands>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" 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>
<SkipUserOOBE>false</SkipUserOOBE>
</OOBE>
<FirstLogonCommands>
<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<CommandLine>%systemdrive%\activ\default.cmd</CommandLine>
<Order>1</Order>
</SynchronousCommand>
</FirstLogonCommands>
</component>
</settings>
</unattend>

line 31 column 1 is before (ot the actual) less then symbol on my ending unattend tag (</unattend>)

any help?

Could be the greator than symble after the URL:

xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

Edited October 28, 200817 yr by COOLCOMPUTERGUY

nope, doesnt even point there and I checked em, all correct

Could be you have two different proccesor types on the same xml

processorArchitecture="x86"

processorArchitecture="amd64"

opened with Internet Explorer then it told me whats wrong

End tag 'unattend' does not match the start tag 'settings'.

You start the <settings pass="windowsPE"> but never close it then you open the <settings pass="oobeSystem">

That thing is totally messed up

lol thnx. I copy and pasted from another one so that may be the prob!!

thnx guys!!

new (IE reads it!)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
	<settings pass="windowsPE">
		<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">
			<UseConfigurationSet>false</UseConfigurationSet>
		</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>
						<SkipUserOOBE>false</SkipUserOOBE>
					</OOBE>
			<FirstLogonCommands>
				<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
					<CommandLine>%systemdrive%\activ\default.cmd</CommandLine>
						<Order>1</Order>
				</SynchronousCommand>
			</FirstLogonCommands>
		</component>
		<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" 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>
				<SkipUserOOBE>false</SkipUserOOBE>
			</OOBE>
				<FirstLogonCommands>
					<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
						<CommandLine>%systemdrive%\activ\default.cmd</CommandLine>
							<Order>1</Order>
					</SynchronousCommand>
				</FirstLogonCommands>
		</component>
	</settings>
</unattend>

Edited October 28, 200817 yr by juggernaut911