[FIXED] Can you set network location in autounattend?

[crabdance]

I'm trying to prevent the Network location dialog box from showing up when the desktop comes up for the first time following an installation. I would like to be able to set these parameters in the autounattend (if possible). I have tried putting this in the oobe pass:

<OOBE>

<NetworkLocation>Public</NetworkLocation>

</OOBE>

but with no luck. I have also tried the same code in the "specialize" pass, with no luck also.

Can anyone out there please help? I have searched many forums and cannot find an answer to this problem.

I appreciate any help.

Edited February 9, 2010 by crabdance

[cluberti]

This was discussed as recently as 2 weeks ago, here. Basically, it's a bug, and there are workarounds.

[MrJinje]

Please attach - Not PASTE - your XML

EDIT: I remember that thread now, here is the CloseWIN.vbs.

Set WshShell = Wscript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Do While Not Wshshell.AppActivate ("Set Network Location")
Wscript.sleep 100
Loop
Wshshell.AppActivate "Set Network Location"
Wshshell.SendKeys "%{F4}"

http://blogs.msdn.com/7/archive/2009/12/03...audit-mode.aspx

Edited February 9, 2010 by MrJinje

[crabdance]

Thanks everyone. I searched a lot before I finally broke down and made a post. Sorry I missed the post 2 weeks earlier. Thank you so much for the help. The script file should be a great help. Plus I will check out the other thread as well.

Also, I will remember from now on to "attach" my xml files instead of putting them in quotes. Sorry.

I have been looking for an answer to this for weeks. Now I might have finally found an answer to my problem. And... thanks for your patience and help.

[cluberti]

Not a problem. I find it best to type up my post in notepad, and then pick out the key words and search on those - the post never gets posted, but it does give me the keywords I may need to find something if it exists here. And, on the off chance I don't find anything useful, I just paste my post into a new post window in the browser.

[crabdance]

Good idea. I'll try that with notepad next time.

Thanks.