automate vista (WDS)

[ziedcrys]

hallo,

I have a question and i hope that someone can help me...

I use WDS (Windows deployment services) to install vista and windows Server 2008..

all is ok...i can automate the installations, with unattended files (for boot & install), but the problem that i can associate juste one answer file in the boot phase...

and my problem is: when i try to install 2 or more Computers in the same time with different Editions (Enterprise, Bussiness...), and i launch my installation, i can always install (automate) just the Edition witch is specified in the Unattended File, and this is a problem because i can associate juste one Unattended file, and my wish is to install automatically many Vista Editions, and now is just possible to install one editions automatically (Zero touch)...

How can i do this?? with active Directory Attribute Or how??

I hope that someone can help me...

Ciao ciao & and i´m waiting of an answer..

Thank you...

zied

[Atheros]

use my autounattend.xml to compare to your own. mine is very basic as i only need to to install the wim onto a system.

this will only work for x86 versions of windows vista.

<?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">
            <DiskConfiguration>
                <Disk wcm:action="add">
                    <CreatePartitions>
                        <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Order>1</Order>
                            <Size>15000</Size>
                            <Type>Primary</Type>
                        </CreatePartition>
                    </CreatePartitions>
                    <ModifyPartitions>
                        <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Active>true</Active>
                            <Extend>true</Extend>
                            <Format>NTFS</Format>
                            <Label>SYSTEM</Label>
                            <Letter>C</Letter>
                            <Order>1</Order>
                            <PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
                        </ModifyPartition>
                    </ModifyPartitions>
                    <DiskID>0</DiskID>
                    <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
                </Disk>
                <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
            </DiskConfiguration>
            <ImageInstall>
                <OSImage>
                    <InstallTo>
                        <DiskID>0</DiskID>
                        <PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
                    </InstallTo>
                    <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
                    <InstallToAvailablePartition>false</InstallToAvailablePartition>
                </OSImage>
            </ImageInstall>
            <UseConfigurationSet>true</UseConfigurationSet>
            <EnableFirewall>false</EnableFirewall>
            <EnableNetwork>true</EnableNetwork>
            <Display>
                <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>
                <HorizontalResolution>1024</HorizontalResolution>
                <RefreshRate>60</RefreshRate>
                <VerticalResolution>768</VerticalResolution>
            </Display>
            <UserData>
                <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
                <FullName />
                <Organization />
            </UserData>
        </component>
        <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-GB</UILanguage>
            </SetupUILanguage>
            <InputLocale>en-GB</InputLocale>
            <UILanguage>en-GB</UILanguage>
            <UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback>
            <UserLocale>en-GB</UserLocale>
            <SystemLocale>en-GB</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">
            <OEMInformation>
                <Manufacturer>Novatech LTD</Manufacturer>
                <Model>Novatech PC</Model>
                <SupportHours>Monday To Friday 09:00 To 17:00</SupportHours>
                <HelpCustomized>false</HelpCustomized>
                <SupportPhone>0870 112 0812</SupportPhone>
                <SupportURL>http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/helpdesk.html</SupportURL>
            </OEMInformation>
            <BluetoothTaskbarIconEnabled>false</BluetoothTaskbarIconEnabled>
            <DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>false</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>
            <DoNotCleanTaskBar>false</DoNotCleanTaskBar>
            <ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="auditSystem">
        <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">
            <Reseal>
                <Mode>Audit</Mode>
            </Reseal>
        </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>
                <ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>
                <SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE>
                <SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>
            </OOBE>
            <AutoLogon>
                <Enabled>true</Enabled>
                <LogonCount>5</LogonCount>
                <Username>Administrator</Username>
            </AutoLogon>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/vistax86/sources/install.wim#Windows Vista ULTIMATE" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

[ziedcrys]

thanks for your reply, and for your answer file...but my problem is not the answer file, i can install automatically...but i can associate just one answer file to the 1st phase of installation (i mean the boot: WDS properties--> client--> enable unattended installation), and this is the problem because in this case i can just install the Vista Edition what´s mentioned in my answer file, ad i don´t have the possibility to choose another Edition (Zero touch)...and For example, when i launch the installation of 2 Computers (One is Ultimate editions, and the other Bussiness Editions) this is not possible with (Zero touch) because the 2 computers will use the Editions what mentioned in the Unattended File...

i hope that you understand what i mean...

Thank you very much...

zied

[Atheros]

what you will notice between my answer file and your own is that mine has no user data or vista key inputted.

this means it will stop you on that screen and ask what version you wish to install or automatically select by the product key that you enter.

other than that you have no option but to have an answer file & disk per install.

[ziedcrys]

i have make a screenshot for the failure...and i hope that someone can help me...

i liked to override the Unattended file of one prestaged client, thats mean that i don´t like to use the default Unattended file of the boot phase, but onother answer file, and i can do this with the AD attribute, or WDSUtil...

but i get always this failure (in the attachement)...

thank you

Edited November 4, 2008 by ziedcrys

[ziedcrys]

Thanks for all,

I have found what i like...

Thanks