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[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

Experiencing this boot message when running my Ult Vista Ua, If i remake the source its sometimes works ok.

The message attached below shows approx 10 secs into Install just following loading of files etc?

I haven't removed any folders or files, nor have I added any drivers in this image.

Anyone possibly point in the right dir. to where may there might be the prob??

Edited March 21, 2007 by MAVERICKS CHOICE

[shawn1024]

I am guessing you have something set wrong in your unattend.xml file in the WinPE pass. This is the first section processed during your unattended install. When I hit these types of errors I back out any questionable entries one by one and start the installation over to see the result. Add your unattend.xml in your next post so someone can point out potential issues.

Shawn

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

Thanks Shawn good point.

Heres the xml...

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">

<servicing></servicing>

<settings pass="windowsPE">

<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">

<DiskConfiguration>

<Disk wcm:action="add">

<CreatePartitions>

<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">

<Order>1</Order>

<Size>20000</Size>

<Type>Primary</Type>

</CreatePartition>

<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">

<Order>3</Order>

<Extend>true</Extend>

<Type>Logical</Type>

</CreatePartition>

<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">

<Extend>true</Extend>

<Order>2</Order>

<Type>Extended</Type>

</CreatePartition>

</CreatePartitions>

<ModifyPartitions>

<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">

<Active>true</Active>

<Extend>false</Extend>

<Format>NTFS</Format>

<Label>Vista</Label>

<Letter>C</Letter>

<Order>1</Order>

<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>

</ModifyPartition>

<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">

<Active>false</Active>

<Extend>false</Extend>

<Format>NTFS</Format>

<Label>****</Label>

<Letter>F</Letter>

<Order>2</Order>

<PartitionID>2</PartitionID>

</ModifyPartition>

</ModifyPartitions>

<DiskID>0</DiskID>

<WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>

</Disk>

<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>

</DiskConfiguration>

<DynamicUpdate>

<Enable>false</Enable>

</DynamicUpdate>

<UserData>

<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>

<FullName>****</FullName>

<Organization>****</Organization>

<ProductKey>

<Key>*****-*****-*****-*****-*****</Key>

<WillShowUI>Never</WillShowUI>

</ProductKey>

</UserData>

<EnableFirewall>true</EnableFirewall>

<EnableNetwork>true</EnableNetwork>

<ComplianceCheck>

<DisplayReport>Never</DisplayReport>

</ComplianceCheck>

<ImageInstall>

<OSImage>

<InstallTo>

<DiskID>0</DiskID>

<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>

</InstallTo>

<InstallFrom>

<MetaData wcm:action="add">

<Key>/IMAGE/Index</Key>

<Value>1</Value>

</MetaData>

</InstallFrom>

</OSImage>

</ImageInstall>

<UseConfigurationSet>true</UseConfigurationSet>

</component>

<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>

<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>

<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>

<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>

</component>

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsWinPE" 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">

<DriverPaths>

<PathAndCredentials wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="1">

<Path>d:\sources\pnpDrivers</Path>

</PathAndCredentials>

</DriverPaths>

</component>

</settings>

<settings pass="specialize">

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin" 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">

<Identification>

<JoinWorkgroup>Workgroup</JoinWorkgroup>

<UnsecureJoin>true</UnsecureJoin>

</Identification>

</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>

<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>

</component>

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" 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">

<Home_Page>http://au.altavista.com/</Home_Page>

<PlaySound>true</PlaySound>

<ShowInformationBar>true</ShowInformationBar>

<CompanyName>****</CompanyName>

<NoDial>true</NoDial>

</component>

<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">

<WindowsFeatures>

<ShowInternetExplorer>true</ShowInternetExplorer>

<ShowMediaCenter>true</ShowMediaCenter>

<ShowWindowsMail>true</ShowWindowsMail>

<ShowWindowsMediaPlayer>true</ShowWindowsMediaPlayer>

</WindowsFeatures>

<AutoLogon>

<Enabled>true</Enabled>

<LogonCount>1</LogonCount>

<Username>Administrator</Username>

<Password>

<PlainText>false</PlainText>

</Password>

</AutoLogon>

<RegisteredOrganization>****</RegisteredOrganization>

<RegisteredOwner>****</RegisteredOwner>

<TimeZone>AUS Eastern Standard Time</TimeZone>

<StartPanelOff>false</StartPanelOff>

<ComputerName>****</ComputerName>

<DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>false</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>

<DoNotCleanTaskBar>true</DoNotCleanTaskBar>

</component>

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC-UX" 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">

<SkipAutoActivation>true</SkipAutoActivation>

</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>AUS Eastern Standard Time</TimeZone>

<VisualEffects>

<FontSmoothing>ClearType</FontSmoothing>

</VisualEffects>

<RegisteredOwner>****</RegisteredOwner>

<RegisteredOrganization>****</RegisteredOrganization>

<StartPanelOff>false</StartPanelOff>

<OOBE>

<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>

<NetworkLocation>Home</NetworkLocation>

<ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>

<SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>

<SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE>

</OOBE>

<UserAccounts>

<AdministratorPassword>

<PlainText>false</PlainText>

</AdministratorPassword>

</UserAccounts>

<Display>

<HorizontalResolution>1024</HorizontalResolution>

<VerticalResolution>768</VerticalResolution>

<ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>

<DPI>96</DPI>

</Display>

<FirstLogonCommands>

<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">

<Order>10</Order>

<CommandLine>%systemdrive%\Install\reg.exe</CommandLine>

<Description>Apply Registry Settings</Description>

</SynchronousCommand>

<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">

<CommandLine>%systemdrive%\Install\AV.exe</CommandLine>

<Description>Vista_Av</Description>

<Order>20</Order>

</SynchronousCommand>

<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">

<CommandLine>%systemdrive%\Install\Fire.exe</CommandLine>

<Description>Mozilla Firefox</Description>

<Order>30</Order>

</SynchronousCommand>

<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">

<CommandLine>%systemdrive%\Install\jre511.exe</CommandLine>

<Description>Sunjava Ver:511</Description>

<Order>40</Order>

</SynchronousCommand>

<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">

<CommandLine>%systemdrive%\Install\office2007.exe</CommandLine>

<Description>Office 2007</Description>

<Order>50</Order>

</SynchronousCommand>

<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">

<CommandLine>%systemdrive%\Install\wrar.exe</CommandLine>

<Description>Winrar Archiver</Description>

<Order>60</Order>

</SynchronousCommand>

<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">

<CommandLine>%systemdrive%\Install\Shunter.exe</CommandLine>

<Description>Screen Capturing program</Description>

<Order>70</Order>

</SynchronousCommand>

<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">

<CommandLine>%systemdrive%\Install\pdf.exe</CommandLine>

<Description>PDF Factory</Description>

<Order>80</Order>

</SynchronousCommand>

<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">

<CommandLine>%systemdrive%\Install\avg.exe</CommandLine>

<Description>AVG Antivirus</Description>

<Order>90</Order>

</SynchronousCommand>

<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">

<Order>100</Order>

<Description>Adobe Reader ver 8</Description>

<CommandLine>%systemdrive%\Install\ar8.exe</CommandLine>

</SynchronousCommand>

<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">

<CommandLine>%systemdrive%\Install\cleanup.cmd</CommandLine>

<Order>110</Order>

<Description>Cleaning Up System</Description>

</SynchronousCommand>

</FirstLogonCommands>

<DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>false</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>

<DoNotCleanTaskBar>true</DoNotCleanTaskBar>

<ShowWindowsLive>true</ShowWindowsLive>

</component>

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Sidebar" 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">

<Gadget1>%PROGRAMFILES%\windows sidebar\gadgets\SlideShow.gadget,false</Gadget1>

<Gadget3>%PROGRAMFILES%\windows sidebar\gadgets\RSS.Gadget,false</Gadget3>

<Gadget2>%PROGRAMFILES%\windows sidebar\gadgets\Clock.Gadget,true</Gadget2>

</component>

</settings>

<settings pass="auditSystem">

<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">

<DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>false</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>

<TimeZone>AUS Eastern Standard Time</TimeZone>

<StartPanelOff>false</StartPanelOff>

<DoNotCleanTaskBar>true</DoNotCleanTaskBar>

</component>

</settings>

<settings pass="offlineServicing">

<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">

<OEMInformation>

<Logo>c:\windows\System32\oemlogo.bmp</Logo>

<Manufacturer>Vista UA</Manufacturer>

<Model>0001</Model>

<SupportHours>All</SupportHours>

<SupportPhone>000000</SupportPhone>

</OEMInformation>

<DoNotCleanTaskBar>true</DoNotCleanTaskBar>

<StartPanelOff>false</StartPanelOff>

</component>

</settings>

<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/vista2/sources/install.wim#Windows Vista BUSINESS" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />

</unattend>

Edited March 21, 2007 by MAVERICKS CHOICE

[maxXPsoft]

Are you sure its after Copying Files? 10 seconds in its doing the disk and then starts copy files then expand files

I have had this error message before but it was Driver related untill I got it straight with FireG's Driversroot

I see several things but hey I'm not sure because you definitely doing it different from me.

Them DiskConfiguration and extends bug me but not sure.

Also see you have both WindowsDeploymentServices and DiskConfiguration?

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

Thanks Max, retracing my steps even if that means starting afresh.

[shawn1024]

Hi Mavierick,

I did a quick compare of your XML file and the one I have been using to perform Vista OEM installs on multiple machines. I didn't look past the WinPE Pass at this point since that appears to be where the initial problem occurs from what you have explained. I use SIM to create my XML's just so we're on the same page.

I see a difference in the way we handle the PNP driver installation:

Yours:

<DriverPaths>

<PathAndCredentials wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="1">

<Path>d:\sources\pnpDrivers</Path>

</PathAndCredentials>

</DriverPaths>

Mine:

<DriverPaths>

<PathAndCredentials wcm:keyValue="65caea1b" wcm:action="add">

<Path>%ConfigSetRoot%\AutoUnattend_Files\Out-of-Box Drivers\Atheros_v1.5.0.119</Path>

</PathAndCredentials>

<PathAndCredentials wcm:keyValue="26a1d4e0" wcm:action="add">

<Path>%ConfigSetRoot%\AutoUnattend_Files\Out-of-Box Drivers\Intel_915GMS_Graphics_v14.25.0.4704</Path>

</PathAndCredentials>

<PathAndCredentials wcm:keyValue="e4ac741b" wcm:action="add">

<Path>%ConfigSetRoot%\AutoUnattend_Files\Out-of-Box Drivers\ViMicroDriver1.00.04</Path>

</PathAndCredentials>

</DriverPaths>

What catches my eye here is the keyValue which is assigned by SIM if I am not mistaken. I attempted to manually set the key value in the past and place the drivers on a FOB (USB Flash drive) with the appropriate path but never could get the drivers to install. The only success I have had to date is to use the %configsetroot% pathing and place the drivers on a network share or a FOB. I may revisit this area and do more tests, however, it probably wont be soon.

Not sure if you're experiencing any problems setting up your hard drives, but if you are, I would revert back to a single drive, single active partition scenario, get that working correctly, then add / modify your other HDDs & partitions.

Hope this helps.

Shawn

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

Thanks Shawn following a rebuild of the source now appears the pnp driver was @ fault, strange message though?

This was definetly working previous? It is one printer driver only? removed that from the ans file & working as expected.

The hard drive formatting/partitioning & extending works well. Basically creates a windows partition as C & installs the OS, then creates a second partition F, extends the rest of the drive to fill etc.

[shawn1024]

Yeah, strange message and a bit misleading. I have tried quite a few tests to get my pnp drivers to install but all have failed except when using the %configsetroot%. There must be other options, but I ran out of test time and had to use what was working.

Glad to have helped.

Shawn

[sp00f]

Experiencing this boot message when running my Ult Vista Ua, If i remake the source its sometimes works ok.

The message attached below shows approx 10 secs into Install just following loading of files etc?

I haven't removed any folders or files, nor have I added any drivers in this image.

Anyone possibly point in the right dir. to where may there might be the prob??

i get this when i use VistaUA >> VISTA UNATTENDED DVD XML CREATOR AND APPLICATION INSTALLER from maxxpsoft

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

Well the driver issue thing is a real sticking point. I have known manufacturers drivers for vista but install still complains??

When I integrated with Dino's VLite, setup complains & pops up re driver signing? there doesn't seem to be a workaround this issue to date?

[Gwido]

That error message is definietly the PNP drivers being loaded during the WINPE pass of the unattend/autounattend.xml file. I use to have the same issue when trying to load in the Intel Chipset Drivers for a legacy board load i was doing.

It wasnt until i removed the driver path of the conflicting driver from the WINPE pass of the XML file that the propblem stopped. I made many a coaster racking my brains as to what was causing it, as the message is very misleading as stated in previous posts.

Regards,

Gwido

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

Know slightly ot but does anyone know of the method to directly inject drivers to the wim? I have Googled briefly & found some snippets? It however does not go into detail as far as naming convention, placement etc. If this is possible would this method overcome driver signing issues on install??

[sp00f]

I found this

http://www.windows-unattended.de/forum/lof....php/t5433.html

I know its german , but babelfisch can translate it.

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

Thats great. I'm sure Martin could clarify this further the translation is good but far from clear.

[FireGeier]

Well I would never trust babelfish translations. The results are useually more funy than helpful but may better than my english.

I will try to translate this HowTo back to English but can take a few days.

Regards,

Martin