Vista SP2 install always asks for activation...

[Tomorrow]

So a fairly odd thing.Despite i had checked to skip activation on the Unnattended tab it always asks for one when installing.So i thought it was some vLite bug(vLite not exactly optimized for SP2 and so on)

So i used WSIM to create my own Autounnatended.xml but even with that the installation still asked for key during install.

Its not mayor annoyance but i wondered if someone has had the same problem?.

Here`s the Autounnatended.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" 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>0425:00000425</InputLocale>
			<UserLocale>et-EE</UserLocale>
			<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
			<SystemLocale>et-EE</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">
			<UserData>
				<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
			</UserData>
			<ImageInstall>
				<OSImage>
					<InstallFrom>
						<MetaData wcm:action="add">
							<Key>/IMAGE/NAME</Key>
							<Value>Windows Vista ULTIMATE</Value>
						</MetaData>
					</InstallFrom>
					<InstallToAvailablePartition>false</InstallToAvailablePartition>
					<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
				</OSImage>
			</ImageInstall>
		</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>3</ProtectYourPC>
			</OOBE>
			<TimeZone>FLE Standard Time</TimeZone>
		</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>true</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">
					<Description>Registry Tweaks</Description>
					<Order>1</Order>
					<Path>Regedit.exe -s &quot;D:\Vista\Registry Settings\Backup\Instant.reg&quot;</Path>
				</RunSynchronousCommand>
			</RunSynchronous>
		</component>
	</settings>
	<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="catalog:d:/vlite/vlitevistaincompletebuild/sources/install_windows vista ultimate.clg" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

[cluberti]

Try giving it the public, standard, generic key that systembuilders use, that way it'll bypass the request for a key during install, but when you go to activate the key won't work (these are keys that cannot be activated, they're used strictly for building installation media) and you'll have to enter the "proper" key for the install. I do this all the time.

[Tomorrow]

Try giving it the public, standard, generic key that systembuilders use, that way it'll bypass the request for a key during install, but when you go to activate the key won't work (these are keys that cannot be activated, they're used strictly for building installation media) and you'll have to enter the "proper" key for the install. I do this all the time.

Ill give it a try.Will i still be able to ReArm after 30 days when i use this generic key during install?

[cluberti]

Yes - the re-arm script is separate from any key used, and should work fine regardless of whether or not the key itself is able to be activated or not.

[Tomorrow]

Yes - the re-arm script is separate from any key used, and should work fine regardless of whether or not the key itself is able to be activated or not.

Thanks for your time.I`ll soon do a new build(integrating SP2 compatible LIP package) and i will test the generic key then and update this topic accordingly.