2012R2 WDS Standalone - unattended problem

Question

hi,
i've got a problem with standalone WDS on Windows Server 2012 R2 with unattended installation.
What i've done:
clean install of 2012 R2
added the WDS role in standalone mode (without Active Directory integration)
created a local User 'svcWDS'
added this user to share and security settings of C:\RemoteInstall
added boot.wim + install.wim of Windows 7 SP1 x64 via WDS MMC
When I initiate a pxe boot on my vm it works fine - the winpe wds client asks for credentials and the installation work without a hinch.
Now i want to automate the process via unattended installation of winpe wds client and the action of the os installation.
So I've made 2 unattended files with the latest ADK - no problems with xml validation.
wdsclientunattend.xml > for WinPE WDS client - attached via GUI
ImageUnattend.xml > for install image - attached via GUI
If I attach either one or both the result is the same:
unattend.xml is parsed correctly - no interaction is necessary to select an image to install
ImageUnattend.xml is not parsed - prompt to enter computername, user, etc. apppears
The unattend.xml from a deployed Windows 7 Client in C:\Windows\Panther has exactly the same content as the wdsclientunattend.xml.
Now the actual Windows Setup can't process this unattend.xml:
one entry in the setuperr.log
[0x0b0010] WDS    CallBack_WdsClient_CopyPrivatesDone: Failed to process client unattend variables. Error code [0x8007000D].[gle=0x00000057]
Also tracing on the serverside didn't reveal more information.
Any idea how to fix this?
Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

Hi Alex,
the architecture is not the problem:
<?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="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="xxxx://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="xxxx://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<SetupUILanguage>
<UILanguage>de_DE</UILanguage>
</SetupUILanguage>
<InputLocale>de_DE</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>de_DE</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>de_DE</UILanguage>
<UserLocale>de_DE</UserLocale>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="xxxx://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="xxxx://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<DiskConfiguration>
<Disk wcm:action="add">
<WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
<DiskID>0</DiskID>
<CreatePartitions>
<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
<Order>1</Order>
<Type>Primary</Type>
<Size>100</Size>
</CreatePartition>
<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
<Extend>false</Extend>
<Order>2</Order>
<Type>Primary</Type>
<Size>25000</Size>
</CreatePartition>
</CreatePartitions>
<ModifyPartitions>
<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
<Format>NTFS</Format>
<Order>1</Order>
<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
<Label>System-reserviert</Label>
<Active>false</Active>
<TypeID>0x27</TypeID>
</ModifyPartition>
<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
<Order>2</Order>
<PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
<Letter>C</Letter>
<Label>System</Label>
<Format>NTFS</Format>
<Extend>true</Extend>
<Active>true</Active>
</ModifyPartition>
</ModifyPartitions>
</Disk>
<WillShowUI>Never</WillShowUI>
</DiskConfiguration>
<UserData>
<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
<FullName>asdf</FullName>
<Organization>asdf</Organization>
</UserData>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="specialize">
<component name="Security-Malware-Windows-Defender" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="xxxx://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="xxxx://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<DisableAntiSpyware>true</DisableAntiSpyware>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="xxxx://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="xxxx://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<ComputerName></ComputerName>
<RegisteredOwner>asdf</RegisteredOwner>
<ProductKey>xxxxxxxxxxx</ProductKey>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP-UX" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="xxxx://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="xxxx://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<SkipAutoActivation>true</SkipAutoActivation>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="oobeSystem">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="xxxx://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="xxxx://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<OOBE>
<HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
<NetworkLocation>Home</NetworkLocation>
<ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
</OOBE>
<UserAccounts>
<LocalAccounts>
<LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
<Password>
<Value>YQBzAGQAZgBQAGEAcwBzAHcAbwByAGQA</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<Name>InstallUser1</Name>
<Group>Administrators</Group>
<DisplayName>InstallUser1</DisplayName>
<Description>InstallUser1</Description>
</LocalAccount>
</LocalAccounts>
</UserAccounts>
<TimeZone>W. Europe Standard Time</TimeZone>
<ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>
<RegisteredOwner>asdf</RegisteredOwner>
<AutoLogon>
<Password>
<Value>YQBzAGQAZgBQAGEAcwBzAHcAbwByAGQA</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<Username>InstallUser1</Username>
<LogonCount>1</LogonCount>
</AutoLogon>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="xxxx://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="xxxx://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<InputLocale>de_DE</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>de_DE</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>de_DE</UILanguage>
<UserLocale>de_DE</UserLocale>
</component>
</settings>
<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/temp/sources/install.wim#Windows 7 ULTIMATE" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
TFTP downloads the x64 boot.wim, only a x64 install image exists on the server and in the unattend.xml above there's only processorArchitecture="amd64".
I've tried the exact same unattend.xml in an domain integrated wds environment and there it work's without any problems.
Any further ideas?