Need Help Automating Windows Welcome

**johnp338** · January 20, 2010

I'm working on deploying 7 Pro from a 2008 R2 machine running WDS. I've created an answer file using WSIM, but I'm running into an issue: none of my oobe customizations are being applied. I'll post up both my current answer file and the error that i'm getting (from C:\Windows\Panther\UnattendGC\setupact.log). The deployment itself (image selection, installation, etc.) goes perfectly, it is only when it gets to Windows Welcome/oobe that I have any issues.

The image was prepped using sysprep (oobe, generalize). At this juncture, none of Windows Welcome is automated.

If any other info would be helpful, please let me know and I will post it up. Thanks

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
	<settings pass="windowsPE">
		<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" processorArchitecture="x86">
			<WindowsDeploymentServices>
				<Login>
					<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
					<Credentials>
						<Username>administrator</Username>
						<Domain>fhp.local</Domain>
						<Password>xxx</Password>
					</Credentials>
				</Login>
				<ImageSelection>
					<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
					<InstallImage>
						<ImageName>7ProFHPDemo</ImageName>
						<ImageGroup>FHP</ImageGroup>
						<Filename>7ProFHPDemo.wim</Filename>
					</InstallImage>
					<InstallTo>
						<DiskID>0</DiskID>
						<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
					</InstallTo>
				</ImageSelection>
			</WindowsDeploymentServices>
			<DiskConfiguration>
				<Disk>
					<DiskID>0</DiskID>
					<WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
					<CreatePartitions>
						<CreatePartition>
							<Size>20000</Size>
							<Type>Primary</Type>
							<Order>1</Order>
						</CreatePartition>
					</CreatePartitions>
				</Disk>
				<WillShowUI>Never</WillShowUI>
			</DiskConfiguration>
			<UserData>
				<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
				<FullName>IT Department</FullName>
				<Organization>FHP</Organization>
			</UserData>
		</component>
		<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" processorArchitecture="x86">
			<SetupUILanguage>
				<WillShowUI>Never</WillShowUI>
				<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
			</SetupUILanguage>
			<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
			<InputLocale>en-us</InputLocale>
			<SystemLocale>en-us</SystemLocale>
			<UILanguageFallback>en-us</UILanguageFallback>
			<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">
			<TimeZone>Eastern Standard Time</TimeZone>
			<OOBE>
				<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
				<HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
				<NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
				<ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>
			</OOBE>
			<BluetoothTaskbarIconEnabled>true</BluetoothTaskbarIconEnabled>
			<DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>false</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>
			<DoNotCleanTaskBar>false</DoNotCleanTaskBar>
			<RegisteredOrganization>FHP</RegisteredOrganization>
			<UserAccounts>
				<LocalAccounts>
					<LocalAccount>
						<Password>
							<Value>Password1</Value>
							<PlainText>true</PlainText>
						</Password>
						<Description>My Local Account</Description>
						<DisplayName>John Smith</DisplayName>
						<Group>Administrators;Power Users</Group>
						<Name>John</Name>
					</LocalAccount>
				</LocalAccounts>
				<DomainAccounts>
					<DomainAccountList>
						<DomainAccount>
							<Name>Administrator</Name>
							<Group>Administrators</Group>
						</DomainAccount>
						<Domain>fhp.local</Domain>
					</DomainAccountList>
				</DomainAccounts>
			</UserAccounts>
		</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">
			<Reseal>
				<Mode>OOBE</Mode>
			</Reseal>
		</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>en-us</InputLocale>
			<SystemLocale>en-us</SystemLocale>
			<UILanguage>en-us</UILanguage>
			<UILanguageFallback>en-us</UILanguageFallback>
			<UserLocale>en-us</UserLocale>
		</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>
		</component>
	</settings>
</unattend>

Error:

2010-01-19 16:36:54, Info [oobeldr.exe] UnattendSearchExplicitPath: Found unattend file at [C:\Windows\Panther\unattend.xml]; examining for applicability.

2010-01-19 16:36:54, Info [oobeldr.exe] UnattendSearchExplicitPath: [C:\Windows\Panther\unattend.xml] does not meet criteria to be used for this unattend pass.

2010-01-19 16:36:54, Info [oobeldr.exe] Found no unattend file for oobeSystem pass; skipping pass.

2010-01-19 16:36:54, Info [oobeldr.exe] No reboot has been requested for oobeSystem unattend.

2010-01-19 16:36:54, Info [oobeldr.exe] Successfully ran oobeSystem pass.

2010-01-19 16:36:54, Info [oobeldr.exe] Launching [C:\Windows\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe]...

2010-01-19 16:36:54, Info [msoobe.exe] Starting service sppsvc

2010-01-19 16:36:57, Info [msoobe.exe] Service sppsvc reports as running

2010-01-19 16:36:57, Info [msoobe.exe] Starting service audiosrv

2010-01-19 16:36:58, Info [msoobe.exe] Service audiosrv reports as running

2010-01-19 16:36:58, Info [msoobe.exe] Successfully created first boot reg key

2010-01-19 16:36:58, Info [msoobe.exe] Display mode is set to 1280x1024x32 [60Hz]

2010-01-19 16:36:58, Info [msoobe.exe] Starting service Themes

2010-01-19 16:36:59, Info [msoobe.exe] Service Themes reports as running

2010-01-19 16:37:00, Info [msoobe.exe] Starting service TabletInputService

2010-01-19 16:37:01, Warning [msoobe.exe] Service TabletInputService is not running after waiting 10000 milliseconds

2010-01-19 16:37:01, Info [msoobe.exe] Found [1] UI languages

2010-01-19 16:37:01, Info [msoobe.exe] Saving language [0x0409] [en]

2010-01-19 16:37:01, Info [msoobe.exe] Creating background bitmap [layout=0x00000000, cached=1]

2010-01-19 16:37:01, Info [msoobe.exe] PID EditionID: [Professional]

2010-01-19 16:37:01, Info [msoobe.exe] Registry EditionID: [Professional]

2010-01-19 16:37:01, Info [msoobe.exe] Searching for EULA: [system32\en-US\Licenses\Retail\Professional\license.rtf]

2010-01-19 16:37:01, Info [msoobe.exe] Searching for EULA: [system32\en-US\Licenses\_Default\Professional\license.rtf]

2010-01-19 16:37:01, Info [msoobe.exe] Found EULA: [C:\Windows\system32\en-US\Licenses\_Default\Professional\license.rtf]

2010-01-19 19:28:20, Info [msoobe.exe] Start copy locale settings for "en-US" to default/system/new user account.

2010-01-19 19:28:20, Info [msoobe.exe] Succeed in copying locale settings for "en-US" to default/system/new user account.

2010-01-19 19:28:20, Info [msoobe.exe] System locale is already "en-US". There is no need to set the system locale.

2010-01-19 19:28:23, Info [msoobe.exe] Queuing background work to worker thread; eType=0

2010-01-19 19:28:23, Info [msoobe.exe] Starting service Schedule

2010-01-19 19:28:23, Info [msoobe.exe] Starting service netprofm

2010-01-19 19:28:26, Info [msoobe.exe] Service netprofm reports as running

2010-01-19 19:28:26, Info [msoobe.exe] Successfully signalled event to start up services

2010-01-19 19:28:27, Info [msoobe.exe] Service Schedule reports as running

2010-01-19 19:28:27, Info [msoobe.exe] Successfully verified and committed UI language settings

2010-01-19 19:28:39, Info [msoobe.exe] Queuing background work to worker thread; eType=1

2010-01-19 19:28:39, Info [msoobe.exe] Commit: setting manual activation [1]

2010-01-19 19:28:39, Info [msoobe.exe] Successfully installed product key

2010-01-19 21:28:45, Info [msoobe.exe] Commit: Set time zone to [Central Standard Time]

2010-01-19 19:28:45, Info [msoobe.exe] Commit: Set time to 01/19/2010 - 19:28

2010-01-19 19:28:45, Info [msoobe.exe] CFSMNetworkState is invalid : Domain Member is set

2010-01-19 19:28:45, Info [msoobe.exe] HomeGroup join: network is not NETWORK_HOME

2010-01-19 19:28:45, Info [msoobe.exe] HomeGroup join: skipping HomeGroup join page

2010-01-19 19:28:45, Info [msoobe.exe] Finalize: entered

**cluberti** · January 20, 2010

What is OOBE not automating, i.e. what's being prompted?

**johnp338** · January 20, 2010

Nothing at all in oobe is automated. I get language/location/keyboard selection, then username and password, etc.

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