FOLDER STRUCTURE

D:\Distribution (shared on server as Distribution)

D:\Distribution\workfolder (Distribution Share)

Contains: $OEM$ Folders --> $1 --> office

Out-of-Box Drivers

Packages

D:\Distribution\source (Contents of Vista Business DVD)

D:\Distribution\configsets (Configsets Folder – created by Create Configuration Set)

Contains: $oem$ --> $OEM$ Folders --> $1 --> office

AutoUnattend_Files

AutoUnattend.xml

PROCEDURE

Boot target machine from a CD iso created by using the Oscdimg utility. At the command prompt, I map a drive to the Distribution folder on the server called WDS using the net use command. I then type in

y:\source\setup.exe /unattend:y:\configsets\autounattend.xml

I always receive this error: Windows cannot access the installation sources. Verify that the installation sources are accessible, and restart the installation. If I take out the FirstLogonCommands section, it will go through fine and start the windows installation with no errors.

I have tried:

%configsetroot%\office\setup.exe

C:\Install\office\setup.exe

D:\Distribution\configsets\$oem$\$OEM$ Folders\$1\office\setup.exe

I have tried to move the whole $oem$ folder under source\sources\ folder.

Please help me figure out what the file path is for installing an application.

CONTENTS OF AUTOUNATTEND.XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> 
- <unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
- <settings pass="windowsPE">
- <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> 
  <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage> 
  <UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale> 
  <SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale> 
  </component>
- <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">
- <ImageInstall>
- <OSImage>
- <InstallTo>
  <DiskID>0</DiskID> 
  <PartitionID>1</PartitionID> 
  </InstallTo>
  </OSImage>
  </ImageInstall>
- <UserData>
- <ProductKey>
  <Key>ProductKey</Key> 
  <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI> 
  </ProductKey>
  <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula> 
  <FullName>User</FullName> 
  <Organization>Org</Organization> 
  </UserData>
- <DiskConfiguration>
- <Disk wcm:action="add">
- <CreatePartitions>
- <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
  <Extend>true</Extend> 
  <Order>1</Order> 
  <Type>Primary</Type> 
  </CreatePartition>
  </CreatePartitions>
- <ModifyPartitions>
- <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
  <Active>true</Active> 
  <Format>NTFS</Format> 
  <Label>Local Disk</Label> 
  <Letter>C</Letter> 
  <Order>1</Order> 
  <PartitionID>1</PartitionID> 
  </ModifyPartition>
  </ModifyPartitions>
  <DiskID>0</DiskID> 
  <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk> 
  </Disk>
  <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI> 
  </DiskConfiguration>
  <UseConfigurationSet>true</UseConfigurationSet> 
  <EnableFirewall>false</EnableFirewall> 
  <EnableNetwork>true</EnableNetwork> 
  </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">
- <AutoLogon>
- <Password>
  <Value>password</Value> 
  <PlainText>false</PlainText> 
  </Password>
  <Enabled>true</Enabled> 
  <LogonCount>5</LogonCount> 
  <Username>Administrator</Username> 
  </AutoLogon>
  <BluetoothTaskbarIconEnabled>false</BluetoothTaskbarIconEnabled> 
  <DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>false</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet> 
  <DoNotCleanTaskBar>true</DoNotCleanTaskBar> 
  <RegisteredOrganization>Org</RegisteredOrganization> 
  <RegisteredOwner>User</RegisteredOwner> 
  <ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive> 
  <StartPanelOff>false</StartPanelOff> 
  <TimeZone>My Timezone</TimeZone> 
- <OOBE>
  <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage> 
  <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation> 
  <ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC> 
  <SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE> 
  <SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE> 
  </OOBE>
- <FirstLogonCommands>
- <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
  <Order>1</Order> 
  [b]<CommandLine>%configsetroot%\office\setup.exe</CommandLine>[/b] 
  <Description>Office 2007</Description> 
  </SynchronousCommand>
  </FirstLogonCommands>
  </component>
  </settings>
  <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim://wds/distribution/source/sources/install.wim#Windows Vista BUSINESS" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" /> 
  </unattend>

Are you still trying to work this out? Let me know "where" you are in this process and I will do my best to steer you in the right direction. Based on what you posted above, I detect some confusion.

Shawn

I sense that some of the issue is to do with the long file path use and maybe needed to be encapsulated in "" to allow you access the "$oem$ folders" directory.

I'd recommend you use a data image or install directly from the server from a .cmd file that is called from the XML file and has the mapped paths to a share where you want to deploy from.

I see confuision in your post as well as you are using a d: path and you have a y: share and d: is being used as the main boot device / drive on the PC and hence as it goes through the install it loses the source location as you have hard coded it in your autounattend.xml file by what i can gather.

I hope that makes sense.

Gwido

I know this is an old post, But I was looking for this same problem.

Found my solution here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929835