Windows 7 - WDS - Unattended - Captured Image

[Laybackster]

Hi Everyone!

I have used this forum for reference many times, it has been of great help! Thanks!

I am getting quite frustrated with deploying Windows 7 and it seems its because we skipped over Vista.

I am used to deploying captured RIS images with riprep and answers.

I need to:

Deploy Automated Windows 7 via WDS with MAC activations

The image needs to be automated and requires:

Multiple languages (English/French)

Multiple Keyboards (English/French-Canada) Fr-CA (Default)

I associated the answer file to the captured image, yet the following issues exist:

The international/keyboard settings are incorrect

Work location is not automatically selected

The hard drive is not wiped out and formatted automatically

Can someone please help point me in the right direction? I have read countless posts and articles, to no avail.

I associated the following answer file to the captured image:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
    <servicing></servicing>
    <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">
            <UserData>
                <ProductKey>
                    <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
                    <Key>XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX</Key>
                </ProductKey>
                <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
                <Organization>TESTING</Organization>
            </UserData>
            <EnableFirewall>false</EnableFirewall>
            <DiskConfiguration>
                <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
                <Disk wcm:action="add">
                    <CreatePartitions>
                        <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Extend>false</Extend>
                            <Order>1</Order>
                            <Type>Primary</Type>
                            <Size>100</Size>
                        </CreatePartition>
                        <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Order>2</Order>
                            <Extend>true</Extend>
                            <Type>Primary</Type>
                        </CreatePartition>
                    </CreatePartitions>
                    <ModifyPartitions>
                        <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Active>true</Active>
                            <Format>NTFS</Format>
                            <Label>System</Label>
                            <Order>1</Order>
                            <PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
                        </ModifyPartition>
                        <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Order>2</Order>
                            <PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
                            <Label>Windows</Label>
                            <Format>NTFS</Format>
                        </ModifyPartition>
                    </ModifyPartitions>
                    <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
                    <DiskID>0</DiskID>
                </Disk>
            </DiskConfiguration>
            <ImageInstall>
                <OSImage>
                    <InstallToAvailablePartition>false</InstallToAvailablePartition>
                    <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
                    <InstallTo>
                        <DiskID>0</DiskID>
                        <PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
                    </InstallTo>
                </OSImage>
            </ImageInstall>
        </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-US</UILanguage>
            </SetupUILanguage>
            <InputLocale>en-US</InputLocale>
            <SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
            <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
            <UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
        </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>
                <SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>
                <SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE>
                <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
                <HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
            </OOBE>
            <RegisteredOrganization>TESTING</RegisteredOrganization>
            <UserAccounts>
                <AdministratorPassword>
                    <Value>bAB1A1AH314QAcgB123123pAG4AQQBkAG0AaQBuAGkAcwB0AHIAYQB0AG8AcgBQAGEAcwBzAHcAbwBryAGQA</Value>
                    <PlainText>false</PlainText>
                </AdministratorPassword>
            </UserAccounts>
            <AutoLogon>
                <Password>
                    <Value>bAB1AHADwQAcgBpAG4AUABh21AHMAcwB3A4G8AcgBkAA==</Value>
                    <PlainText>false</PlainText>
                </Password>
                <Enabled>true</Enabled>
                <Username>Administrator</Username>
                <LogonCount>1</LogonCount>
            </AutoLogon>
            <TimeZone>Eastern Time</TimeZone>
        </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>0c0c:00001009;en-us</InputLocale>
            <UILanguage>fr-CA</UILanguage>
            <UILanguageFallback>en-us</UILanguageFallback>
            <UserLocale>fr-CA</UserLocale>
            <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">
            <ProductKey>XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX</ProductKey>
            <RegisteredOrganization>TESTING</RegisteredOrganization>
            <TimeZone>Eastern Standard Time</TimeZone>
            <ComputerName>%MACHINENAME%</ComputerName>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim://SRVNAME/reminst/win7/install.wim#Windows 7 ENTERPRISE" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

Please, if you have any questions feel free to ask, I am new to the .xml files and structure.

Do I require a file within RemoteInstall\WdsClientUnattend to automate the disk partitioning? If so what should it be called?

HELP!

[Laybackster]

Just a small bump with some more questions, hoping someone can chime in soon.

WDSClientUnattend.xml

I simply want this file to partition the drive, not to predefine an image or automatic login.

I have been unable to get the file to work properly.

Is it possible to have the file perform the partitioning aspects only?

Thanks!