WDS: Unable to join domain during install

[Bento]

Hi,

I've been tinkering with WDS and Unattended Windows 7 installs for the past few days. This is the first time using WDS and Windows 7 as a unattended install, I've used Ghost + XP Unattended in the past.

I captured an image using WDS and successfully restored that image onto different machines, during installation the machines joined the domain beautifully thanks to WDS.

Next gave a fully unattended install a try.

• I made a simple XML file using the Windows Automated Installation Kit, configured WDS to use this file and tried this in a VMWare VM.
  
• The install works fine but the machine does not join the domain at all.
  
• So i tried adding the domain stuff in the unattended XML file but that also did not work.
  
• I also tried enabling the "Do not join the client to a domain after an installation" option under the Client tab of the WDS Server options. That also did not work.
  

I've been busy with this for the last 2 days and I'm about to throw my computer out of the window. So please point me into the right direction before I smash something

I have attached my XML file and substituted the domain name and password for dummy ones

Please help,

Bento

Unatended.xml

Edited April 26, 2012 by Bento

[Tripredacus]

I always wonder why people try to use the AD root Admin for adding PCs to the domain...

Take a look over this thread, maybe it will help:

[Bento]

I always wonder why people try to use the AD root Admin for adding PCs to the domain...

Take a look over this thread, maybe it will help:

I have a join account, this is just to make sure it isn't the join account that was causing the problems

I fixed this by removing the SecureJoin option.

[Tripredacus]

Great, thanks for telling us how you fixed it. Many people seem to have trouble with Unattend Join, but I've never tried it myself.