crabdance Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Hello everyone. I'm very new at dealing with the autounattend.xml file. I have one that I "borrowed" from another build but it bypasses something that I don't want it too. I want to make it where the user has a chance to create an account, then the network part happens. I hope this is clear. If not let me know and I will try to do better. I'm looking for either a whole xml file or an excerpt that I can insert into my existing xml file.Any help is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthenob Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 try this program it help me http://www.msfn.org/board/7customizer-repl...-7-t139077.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabdance Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 Thank you very much. I will try it out and let you know how things turned out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabdance Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 (edited) Hi everyone. I could use some help with my autounattend.xml file. I would like the user to be able to choose their own language, their computer name, account name, and network settings BEFORE the desktop comes up. Is there a way to do this? I'm not very good with the xml file and could use some help.Any help is appreciated.edit: at the very least, I need the user to be able to select network settings before the desktop comes up. The reason is that I have a program that comes up with the desktop that installs software on the machine and the network settings dialog comes up at the same time which is not good. Edited February 3, 2010 by crabdance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabdance Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 I tried it but the program had errors and could not be setup. So I don't know if it would have solved my problem or not. Thanks for the help though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Greetings Crabdance,I merged your two topics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthenob Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 what error its a good program will help you do what you need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabdance Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 Thanks for the help. You are the only one who has tried to help me I will install AIK again and try it again and see if I can get it to work. Will let you know what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabdance Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 Ok... here's what I get. "Unexpected Error: Check your Log". And when I check the log file, this is what I get.added: "C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\x86\imagex.exe" /XML /info "D:\ShortCuts\ISO\Win7Full\sources\install.wim">work\imagesinfo.xmlStarting imagexImagex created imagesinfo.xml SuccessfullyReading images information from imagesinfo.xmlFirst 5 lines of imagesinfo.xml<WIM> <TOTALBYTES>2838379597</TOTALBYTES> <IMAGE INDEX="1"> <DIRCOUNT>9997</DIRCOUNT> <FILECOUNT>50797</FILECOUNT>Number of Available Images: 1Reading image indiceisReading image displaynamesReading image namesReading image architecturesReading image edition IDsUnexpected Error: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at _7Customizer.Form1.selectImagePathBtn_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)This is a program error. I tried installing .NET and Visual Basic runtimes but I still got the error. Any ideas on what to do? Any help is appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthenob Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 hi have you cpoied your windows dvd to a folder ?is it with no spaces like say D:/windowsdvd/not D:/windows dvd/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabdance Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 I have all the files located in directories that have no spaces. Plus, I looked in the 7Customizer thread and there were other people with the same problem and the developer's comment was "wait for the next version". Don't know what else I can do from here? I will just have to keep looking for an answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grabben Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 I have all the files located in directories that have no spaces. Plus, I looked in the 7Customizer thread and there were other people with the same problem and the developer's comment was "wait for the next version". Don't know what else I can do from here? I will just have to keep looking for an answer.Copy dvd to the computer or extract the isoMake sure its no spaces in the pathRun 7C as administratorChoose right imagex, dism and oscdimg for your version (32 or 64bit)Choose dvd folder, Choose your version (Starter - Ultimate)Do your things, unattended / whateverpress apply and create iso.We need the full logfile of 7C and not just a part.It says there's a problem with the path to the dvd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabdance Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 (edited) Ok.. thanks for the help. Here's the whole log file. I tried moving my Win7 folder to c:\ and even renamed them to c:\mount\dvd but that didn't seem to help.=== 7Customizer Started===7Customizer verion: 0.4.0a7Customizer path: C:\7Customizer\7Customizer.exeCurrent directory: C:\7CustomizerOS: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7600.0OS architecture: x86Work folder found: TrueMount folder found: TrueExtract utility found: TrueConfiguration file found: Truebootorder.txt file found: TrueBoot sector file found: TrueElevated: TrueGetting drive infoFree space: 11.7960929870605 GBGetting drive info: DoneSaved Imagex path: C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\x86\imagex.exeSaved DISM path: C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\x86\Servicing\Dism.exeSaved odcdimg path: C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\x86\oscdimg.exeWindows source path selectedSources folder foundinstall.wim foundinstall.wim size: 2706 MBAdded: "C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\x86\imagex.exe">work\testimagex.txtTesting imagexImagex result begin:Imagex result file created.ImageX Tool for WindowsCopyright © Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved.Version: 6.1.7600.16385Imagex result end.Added: "C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\x86\Servicing\Dism.exe">work\testdism.txtTesting dismdism result begin:Deployment Image Servicing and Management toolVersion: 6.1.7600.16385dism result end.added: "C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\x86\imagex.exe" /XML /info "C:\mount\DVD\sources\install.wim">work\imagesinfo.xmlStarting imagexImagex created imagesinfo.xml SuccessfullyReading images information from imagesinfo.xmlFirst 5 lines of imagesinfo.xml<WIM> <TOTALBYTES>2838379597</TOTALBYTES> <IMAGE INDEX="1"> <DIRCOUNT>9997</DIRCOUNT> <FILECOUNT>50797</FILECOUNT>Number of Available Images: 1Reading image indiceisReading image displaynamesReading image namesReading image architecturesReading image edition IDsUnexpected Error: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at _7Customizer.Form1.selectImagePathBtn_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)Hope this helps. I'm not using the standard naming convention on my directories, but I did try to use mount/dvd on my last test. Please tell me if you need more info or if I can try something another way.thanks.edit: I have 10+ years behind me as a software test engineer. If I can be of any help, please let me know. I knew that anyone close to the project needed all the info but I didn't think that Bob did Edited February 8, 2010 by crabdance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabdance Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 Well, I guess this is kind of a bump, but it seems like I should be able to accomplish what I need with just the autounattend and not another piece of software. And to try and make my issue more clear, I will state it again.On the oobe pass, I need the dialog boxes to come up that allow the end user to: 1. select language and keyboard settings2. create user name and password3. select time zone settings4. select network settingsIt seems like this would be a common issue but I haven't found anything on a search. Most likely because I'm not sure what keywords to use.PLEASE.. I need some help on this.Your help is GREATLY appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJinje Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 (edited) Mostly because you need to delete those sections from inside your unattend.xml or simply do not use an unattend.xmlThe entire point of being "unattended" is to not require a person to be at the computer "attending" to pop-up windows.Simple answer is delete your unattend.xml and run a normal install, or attach, (do not paste) your XML, and maybe someone can tell you which sections to delete. (probably the entire OOBE section) Edited February 11, 2010 by MrJinje Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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