AutoUnattend.xml - activation issue

Greetings,
I am in the process of building an image via the Windows AIK, using those tools, to accumulate drivers etc. that is needed in that package.
My issue arises when I inject the product key into AutoUnattend.xml using Windows SIM. Where is the proper place to put it? I have heard everything from: windowsPE, specialize, auditSystem. Whenever I do some testing, the installed client says it
has to activate, but encounters an error almost immediately. The error code does not seem relevant, since I am quite sure that the issue is there because of AutoUnattend.xml.
Does anyone have any idea, where it is best practice to put it?
(It's a Windows 8.1 Enterprise MAK product key. KMS is not an option)
Thank you in advance.

Hi,
What's the specific error when system activation failed? As far as I know, Windows AIK contains Unattended Windows Setup Reference help file which you can refer to.
For the unattended answer file contains an product key problem, following thread might be helpful with your problem.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/1817a482-1021-41b6-9cf8-06fb5323677a/the-unattended-answer-file-contains-an-invalid-product-key?forum=w7itproinstall
Roger Lu
TechNet Community Support
Thank you! This looks like it is what I wanted :)

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                </Credentials>
                <JoinDomain>FPINSURANCE.COM</JoinDomain>
                <MachineObjectOU>OU=PCTEMP, DC=FPINSURANCE, DC=COM</MachineObjectOU>
            </Identification>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS"
xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <fDenyTSConnections>false</fDenyTSConnections>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" 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>QQB6AGQAZwBmAHAAMgAwADAAMQBQAGEAcwBzAHcAbwByAGQA</Value>
                    <PlainText>false</PlainText>
                </Password>
                <Domain>FPINSURANCE.COM</Domain>
                <Enabled>true</Enabled>
                <LogonCount>1</LogonCount>
                <Username>fpinsurance\issuetrak</Username>
            </AutoLogon>
            <WindowsFeatures>
                <ShowInternetExplorer>true</ShowInternetExplorer>
                <ShowMediaCenter>false</ShowMediaCenter>
                <ShowWindowsMail>false</ShowWindowsMail>
                <ShowWindowsMediaPlayer>false</ShowWindowsMediaPlayer>
            </WindowsFeatures>
            <ComputerName>*</ComputerName>
            <BluetoothTaskbarIconEnabled>false</BluetoothTaskbarIconEnabled>
            <CopyProfile>false</CopyProfile>
            <DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>false</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>
            <DoNotCleanTaskBar>false</DoNotCleanTaskBar>
            <ProductKey>TBT29-P8KYK-8HV37-KK8WT-WK766</ProductKey>
            <RegisteredOrganization>Flood and Peterson Insurance, Inc.</RegisteredOrganization>
            <RegisteredOwner>IT Group</RegisteredOwner>
            <ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>
            <StartPanelOff>false</StartPanelOff>
            <TimeZone>Mountain Standard Time</TimeZone>
        </component>
        <component name="Networking-MPSSVC-Svc" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <DomainProfile_EnableFirewall>false</DomainProfile_EnableFirewall>
            <PrivateProfile_EnableFirewall>false</PrivateProfile_EnableFirewall>
            <PublicProfile_EnableFirewall>false</PublicProfile_EnableFirewall>
        </component>
        <component name="Security-Malware-Windows-Defender" processorArchitecture="wow64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <DisableAntiSpyware>true</DisableAntiSpyware>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="oobeSystem">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <LogonCommands>
                <AsynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>\\GLYSERVER\Share\AutoScripts\PCSetupx64.bat</CommandLine>
                    <Description>Run Auto Install Script</Description>
                    <Order>1</Order>
                    <RequiresUserInput>false</RequiresUserInput>
                </AsynchronousCommand>
            </LogonCommands>
            <UserAccounts>
                <LocalAccounts>
                    <LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
                        <Password>
                            <Value>QQB6AGQAZwBmAHAAMgAwADAAMQBQAGEAcwBzAHcAbwByAGQA</Value>
                            <PlainText>false</PlainText>
                        </Password>
                        <Description>TempUser</Description>
                        <DisplayName>TempUser</DisplayName>
                        <Group>Administrators</Group>
                        <Name>TempUser</Name>
                    </LocalAccount>
                </LocalAccounts>
                <DomainAccounts>
                    <DomainAccountList wcm:action="add">
                        <Domain>FPINSURANCE.COM</Domain>
                        <DomainAccount wcm:action="add">
                            <Group>Administrators</Group>
                            <Name>IssueTrak</Name>
                        </DomainAccount>
                    </DomainAccountList>
                </DomainAccounts>
            </UserAccounts>
            <OOBE>
                <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
                <HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
                <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
                <ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
                <SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE>
                <SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>
            </OOBE>
            <BluetoothTaskbarIconEnabled>false</BluetoothTaskbarIconEnabled>
            <DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>false</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>
            <DoNotCleanTaskBar>true</DoNotCleanTaskBar>
            <RegisteredOrganization>Flood and Peterson Insurance, Inc.</RegisteredOrganization>
            <RegisteredOwner>IT Group</RegisteredOwner>
            <ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>
            <StartPanelOff>false</StartPanelOff>
            <TimeZone>Mountain Standard Time</TimeZone>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="offlineServicing">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-LUA-Settings" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <EnableLUA>false</EnableLUA>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/users/jeremiahb/unattended/win7%203020/install.wim#Windows 7 Professional" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

Autounattend.xml not launching from USB stick

Hi All,
I am currently tearing my hair out over this autounattend.xml which I am using as a part of image deployment for company I am working for. I am currently deploying an image via a USB media and my autounattend.xml is currently in the root of my USB
HDD.
The windows image I am deploying is for Windows 7 x64 Professional, but whatever I do I am not able to automate this install. my .wim file is called install.wim (I kept it the same as the original which I deleted from source folder), new catalogue file called
install_install.clg has been created via WSIM and replaced the Microsoft original .clg files which were in the source folder.
So, the USB launches the install but does not automate it, I am guessing because its either not seeing/reading the xml file in the root or the settings in the .xml file are incorrect I am including my .xml file info below, any help would be greatly appreciated.
P.S. I am using Microsoft's generic windows activation key specifically for this purpose.
<?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="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-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" 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>
<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
<Disk wcm:action="add">
<CreatePartitions>
<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
<Order>2</Order>
<Size>20480</Size>
<Type>Primary</Type>
</CreatePartition>
<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
<Order>1</Order>
<Size>153600</Size>
<Type>Primary</Type>
</CreatePartition>
</CreatePartitions>
<ModifyPartitions>
<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
<Active>false</Active>
<Extend>false</Extend>
<Format>NTFS</Format>
<Label>Recovery</Label>
<Letter>D</Letter>
<Order>2</Order>
<PartitionID>3</PartitionID>
</ModifyPartition>
<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
<Active>true</Active>
<Extend>false</Extend>
<Format>NTFS</Format>
<Label>OS</Label>
<Letter>C</Letter>
<Order>1</Order>
<PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
</ModifyPartition>
</ModifyPartitions>
<DiskID>0</DiskID>
<WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
</Disk>
</DiskConfiguration>
<ImageInstall>
<OSImage>
<InstallFrom>
<Path></Path>
<MetaData wcm:action="add">
<Key>/IMAGE/NAME</Key>
<Value>install</Value>
</MetaData>
</InstallFrom>
<InstallTo>
<DiskID>0</DiskID>
<PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
</InstallTo>
<InstallToAvailablePartition>false</InstallToAvailablePartition>
<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
</OSImage>
</ImageInstall>
<UseConfigurationSet>true</UseConfigurationSet>
<UserData>
<ProductKey>
<Key>FJ82H-XT6CR-J8D7P-XQJJ2-GPDD4</Key>
<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
</ProductKey>
<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
<FullName>Integranet</FullName>
<Organization>Healthdirect Australia</Organization>
</UserData>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="specialize">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<CompanyName>Healthdirect Australia</CompanyName>
<Home_Page>www.google.com.au</Home_Page>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" 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>
<HelpCustomized>false</HelpCustomized>
<Manufacturer>Toshiba</Manufacturer>
<Model>Portege R930</Model>
</OEMInformation>
<ComputerName>NHCWS</ComputerName>
<DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>false</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>
<DoNotCleanTaskBar>false</DoNotCleanTaskBar>
<ProductKey>FJ82H-XT6CR-J8D7P-XQJJ2-GPDD4</ProductKey>
<RegisteredOrganization>Healthdirect Australia</RegisteredOrganization>
<RegisteredOwner>Healthdirect Australia</RegisteredOwner>
<ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>
<TimeZone>AUS Eastern Standard Time</TimeZone>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="oobeSystem">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<OOBE>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
<HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
<NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
<ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>
</OOBE>
<UserAccounts>
<LocalAccounts>
<LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
<Password>
<Value>MQBuAHQAMwBnAHIAYQBOADMAdAAwADEAUABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<Description>Local Administrator</Description>
<DisplayName>Integranet</DisplayName>
<Group>Administrators</Group>
<Name>Integranet</Name>
</LocalAccount>
</LocalAccounts>
</UserAccounts>
<DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>false</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>
<RegisteredOrganization>Healthdirect Australia</RegisteredOrganization>
<RegisteredOwner>Healthdirect Australia</RegisteredOwner>
<ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>
<StartPanelOff>false</StartPanelOff>
<TimeZone>AUS Eastern Standard Time</TimeZone>
</component>
</settings>
<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/users/slavko.filipovich/desktop/windows%20image%20project/toshiba%20z930/toshiba%20z930%20windows%207%20x64%20(current)/sources/install.wim#install" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi"
/>
</unattend>

Hi,
After the deployment, If an answer file is not specified, Windows Setup implicitly searches for an answer file in several different locations. The locations include a previously cached answer
file, an answer file at the root of a drive, and other locations.
As it is said in this article:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749415(v=ws.10).aspx
In your case, you use a usb hard disk, this will be recognized as a drive of the system, not an external device. I suggest to put the unattend.xml file at a flash driver at the root of the device.
Regards
Wade Liu
TechNet Community Support

9926 do not read AutoUnattend.xml from USB Key

I had used a USB Key with an Autounattend.xml answer file from Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 until Windows 10 version 9979 without no problem.
9926 do not read at all AutoUnattend.XML.
I am interestind to know if somobody else had tried to deploy 9926 with an AutoUnattend.xml file ?

Thank you for your answer.
Here is my setupact.log and AutoUnattend.xml who work OK with all other versions of Windows 10 and Windows 8.1
AutoUnattend.xml are not read by en_windows_10_enterprise_technical_preview_9926_x64_dvd_6244735 !
X:\Windows\Setupact.log:
2015-02-17 20:08:22, Info                  UI     Determining whether we should run ConX or legacy setup
2015-02-17 20:08:22, Info                  UI     Running WinPE. Continue to run legacy setup
2015-02-17 20:08:22, Info                  UI     Determining if we are in WDS/Unattend mode
2015-02-17 20:08:22, Info                  UI     No need to hide autorun
2015-02-17 20:08:22, Info       [0x0a000a] UI     Autorun:Autorun core successfully initialized!!!
2015-02-17 20:08:22, Info       [0x0a000b] UI     Autorun:Autorun UI successfully initialized!!!
2015-02-17 20:08:22, Info                  UI     AppWindow has layout style 0
2015-02-17 20:08:22, Info                  UI     NavWindow has layout style 0
2015-02-17 20:08:22, Warning    [0x0a0180] UI     Failed to change the UI language to en-US.
2015-02-17 20:08:22, Info                  UI     CLocales::v_EnumLocalesProc - DownlevelGetLocaleInfoEx failed for locale ar-EG. Error: [1009]
2015-02-17 20:08:22, Info                  UI     CLocales::v_EnumLocalesProc - DownlevelGetLocaleInfoEx failed for locale dz-BT. Error: [1009]
2015-02-17 20:08:22, Info       [0x0a011c] UI     WizardDialogPost::SetActive
AutoUnattend.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
    <servicing></servicing>
    <settings pass="windowsPE">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64" 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>fr-CH</InputLocale>
            <SystemLocale>fr-CH</SystemLocale>
            <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
            <UserLocale>fr-CH</UserLocale>
            <SetupUILanguage>
                <UILanguage>fr-FR</UILanguage>
            </SetupUILanguage>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" 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>
                <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
                <Disk wcm:action="add">
                    <CreatePartitions>
                        <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Order>1</Order>
                            <Type>Primary</Type>
                            <Extend>true</Extend>
                        </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>
                    <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
                    <DiskID>0</DiskID>
                </Disk>
            </DiskConfiguration>
            <UserData>
                <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
                <FullName>Student</FullName>
                <Organization>Cours</Organization>
                <ProductKey>
                    <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
                    <Key></Key>
                </ProductKey>
            </UserData>
            <UseConfigurationSet>true</UseConfigurationSet>
            <ImageInstall>
                <OSImage>
                    <InstallFrom>
                        <MetaData wcm:action="add">
                            <Key>/IMAGE/INDEX</Key>
                            <Value>1</Value>
                        </MetaData>
                    </InstallFrom>
                    <InstallToAvailablePartition>true</InstallToAvailablePartition>
                    <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
                </OSImage>
            </ImageInstall>
        </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>fr-FR</UILanguage>
            </SetupUILanguage>
            <InputLocale>fr-CH</InputLocale>
            <SystemLocale>fr-CH</SystemLocale>
            <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
            <UserLocale>fr-CH</UserLocale>
        </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">
            <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>LocalDisk</Label>
                            <Letter>C</Letter>
                            <Order>1</Order>
                            <PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
                        </ModifyPartition>
                    </ModifyPartitions>
                    <DiskID>0</DiskID>
                    <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
                </Disk>
            </DiskConfiguration>
            <ImageInstall>
                <OSImage>
                    <InstallToAvailablePartition>true</InstallToAvailablePartition>
                    <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
                </OSImage>
            </ImageInstall>
            <UserData>
                <ProductKey>
                    <WillShowUI>Always</WillShowUI>
                </ProductKey>
                <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
                <FullName>Student</FullName>
                <Organization>Cours</Organization>
            </UserData>
            <UseConfigurationSet>true</UseConfigurationSet>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="specialize">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <RunSynchronous>
                <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <Path>c:\windows\regedit.exe /S c:\WinApps\modifreg\modifreg.reg</Path>
                    <Order>1</Order>
                    <Description>ModifReg.reg</Description>
                </RunSynchronousCommand>
                <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <Path>c:\windows\system32\PNPUtil.exe -a c:\Drivers\HP3600\*.inf</Path>
                    <Order>2</Order>
                    <Description>HP3600</Description>
                </RunSynchronousCommand>
                <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <Order>3</Order>
                    <Path>c:\windows\system32\PNPUtil.exe -a c:\Drivers\INTEL\*.inf</Path>
                    <Description>DriversIntel</Description>
                </RunSynchronousCommand>
                <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <Order>4</Order>
                    <Description>NVIDIA210Silent</Description>
                    <Path>c:\windows\system32\PNPUtil.exe -a c:\Drivers\GeForce210\*.inf</Path>
                </RunSynchronousCommand>
                <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <Order>5</Order>
                    <Path>net user Administrateur /active:yes</Path>
                    <Description>net user Administrateur /active:yes</Description>
                </RunSynchronousCommand>
            </RunSynchronous>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" 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>UABhACQAJAB3ADAAcgBkAFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value>
                    <PlainText>false</PlainText>
                </Password>
                <LogonCount>1</LogonCount>
                <Username>Administrateur</Username>
                <Enabled>true</Enabled>
            </AutoLogon>
            <ComputerName>*</ComputerName>
            <CopyProfile>true</CopyProfile>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" processorArchitecture="wow64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS"
xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <StartPages>
                <StartPage wcm:action="add">
                    <StartPageKey>google</StartPageKey>
                    <StartPageUrl>http://www.google.ch</StartPageUrl>
                </StartPage>
            </StartPages>
            <Home_Page>http://www.google.ch</Home_Page>
            <TrustedSites>http://www.google.ch</TrustedSites>
            <DisableFirstRunWizard>true</DisableFirstRunWizard>
            <AllowedSites>http://www.google.ch;http://www.microsoft.com</AllowedSites>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS"
xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <FavoritesList>
                <FavoriteItem wcm:action="add">
                    <FavTitle>Microsoft</FavTitle>
                    <FavURL>http://www.microsoft.com</FavURL>
                    <FavID>1</FavID>
                </FavoriteItem>
                <FavoriteItem wcm:action="add">
                    <FavID>2</FavID>
                    <FavURL>http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/fr-FR/home</FavURL>
                    <FavTitle>social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums</FavTitle>
                </FavoriteItem>
                <FavoriteItem wcm:action="add">
                    <FavID>3</FavID>
                    <FavURL>http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/new-windows-server-2012-r2-jump-start?o=3303#?fbid=SHBa4Q0ku0f</FavURL>
                    <FavTitle>MicrosoftAcademy</FavTitle>
                </FavoriteItem>
                <FavoriteItem wcm:action="add">
                    <FavURL>http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/mct/general/w/errorlog/default.aspx#fbid=iAFmlsKo_3S</FavURL>
                    <FavTitle>MSLearnErrorLog</FavTitle>
                    <FavID>5</FavID>
                </FavoriteItem>
                <FavoriteItem wcm:action="add">
                    <FavID>4</FavID>
                    <FavURL>http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/mct/windowsserver/w/wiki/default.aspx#fbid=iAFmlsKo_3S</FavURL>
                    <FavTitle>MSLearnWiKi</FavTitle>
                </FavoriteItem>
                <FavoriteItem wcm:action="add">
                    <FavID>6</FavID>
                    <FavTitle>Companion-MOC</FavTitle>
                    <FavURL>http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/companion-moc.aspx </FavURL>
                </FavoriteItem>
                <FavoriteItem wcm:action="add">
                    <FavURL>http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn250019.aspx</FavURL>
                    <FavTitle>NewinWindowsServer2012R2</FavTitle>
                    <FavID>7</FavID>
                </FavoriteItem>
            </FavoritesList>
            <Home_Page>http://www.google.ch</Home_Page>
            <TrustedSites>http://www.microsoft.com;http://www.bluewin.ch</TrustedSites>
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xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <AutoLogon>
                <Enabled>true</Enabled>
                <LogonCount>5</LogonCount>
                <Username>LocalAdmin</Username>
                <Password>
                    <Value>UABhACQAJAB3ADAAcgBkAFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value>
                    <PlainText>false</PlainText>
                </Password>
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                <DPI>96</DPI>
                <HorizontalResolution>1024</HorizontalResolution>
                <RefreshRate>60</RefreshRate>
                <VerticalResolution>768</VerticalResolution>
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                    <CommandLine>C:\Windows\Setup\Scripts\FirstLogon.vbs</CommandLine>
                    <Description>FirstLogon</Description>
                    <Order>1</Order>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>C:\Windows\SETUP\SCRIPTS\RunOnceE.bat</CommandLine>
                    <Description>RunOnceE.bat</Description>
                    <Order>4</Order>
                </SynchronousCommand>
                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <CommandLine>C:\Windows\SETUP\SCRIPTS\CopyDel.bat</CommandLine>
                    <Description>CopyDel</Description>
                    <Order>5</Order>
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                    <Order>2</Order>
                    <Description>Office</Description>
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                    <Description>net user administrator /active:yes</Description>
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                <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
                <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
                <ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
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            <UserAccounts>
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                    <Value>UABhACQAJAB3ADAAcgBkAEEAZABtAGkAbgBpAHMAdAByAGEAdABvAHIAUABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value>
                    <PlainText>false</PlainText>
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                        <Password>
                            <Value>UABhACQAJAB3ADAAcgBkAFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value>
                            <PlainText>false</PlainText>
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                        <Name>LocalAdmin</Name>
                        <Group>Administrators</Group>
                        <DisplayName>LocalAdmin</DisplayName>
                        <Description>LocalAdmin</Description>
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                    <LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
                        <Password>
                            <Value>UABhACQAJAB3ADAAcgBkAFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value>
                            <PlainText>false</PlainText>
                        </Password>
                        <DisplayName>Administrator</DisplayName>
                        <Description>Administrator</Description>
                        <Group>Administrators</Group>
                        <Name>Administrator</Name>
                    </LocalAccount>
                </LocalAccounts>
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            <TimeZone>W. Europe Standard Time</TimeZone>
            <DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>false</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>
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        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" 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>UABhACQAJAB3ADAAcgBkAFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value>
                    <PlainText>false</PlainText>
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                <Username>Administrateur</Username>
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I have a Autounattend.xml with SYSTEM and Drive C for Windows installation.
How can i get a second partition for Data with Letter D?
I want to say, that SYSTEM is 200MB, C for Windows 50GB and D for Data the Rest of HDD capacity
I cant solve this Problem. I hope someone can help me. THANKS
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<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">
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<Disk wcm:action="add">
<CreatePartitions>
<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
<Order>1</Order>
<Size>200</Size>
<Type>Primary</Type>
</CreatePartition>
<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
<Extend>true</Extend>
<Order>2</Order>
<Type>Primary</Type>
</CreatePartition>
</CreatePartitions>
<ModifyPartitions>
<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
<Active>true</Active>
<Format>NTFS</Format>
<Label>System</Label>
<Order>1</Order>
<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
</ModifyPartition>
<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
<Format>NTFS</Format>
<Label>Windows</Label>
<Order>2</Order>
<PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
</ModifyPartition>
</ModifyPartitions>
<DiskID>0</DiskID>
<WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
</Disk>
<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
</DiskConfiguration>
<ImageInstall>
<OSImage>
<InstallTo>
<DiskID>0</DiskID>
<PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
</InstallTo>
<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
<InstallToAvailablePartition>false</InstallToAvailablePartition>
</OSImage>
</ImageInstall>

Have you got any solution?
I know it was an old post, I have tried to do the same idea exactly it succeded but I am facing another problem:
the windows autounatten installation goes very well but the system reserved partition always take place on the 3rd (the biggest) hdd partition! and this is not what I want any idea how to solve this?

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From Vista to Windows 10 9879 I used AutoUnattend.xml on USB key to deploy.
9926 do not read my AutoUnattend.xml who worked great with the previous versions.
I try to modify my AutoUnattend.xml but Windows System Image manager do not want to generate the catalog and give me the message: Windows SIM was unable to generate a catalog. For troubleshooting assistance, see the topic: 'Windows System Image Manager Technical
Reference' in Windows ADK User's Guide.
Clic here to open the log file:
16:26 : This application requires version 6.3.9600.16384 of the Windows ADK.
Install this version to correct the problem
16:29 :
16:29 : Windows SIM was unable to generate a catalog. For troubleshooting assistance, see the topic: 'Windows System Image Manager Technical Reference' in the Windows ADK User's Guide.
16:29 :
16:29 : System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception (0x80004005): Unknown error (0xc1420117)
Server stack trace:
at Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.WimImageInfo.PostCreateCatalog()
at Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.OfflineImageInfo.CreateCatalog()
at Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.CatalogCreatorImpl.CreateCatalog(OfflineImageInfo offlineImageInfo)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink._PrivateProcessMessage(IntPtr md, Object[] args, Object server, Object[]& outArgs)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink.SyncProcessMessage(IMessage msg)
Exception rethrown at [0]:
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type)
at Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.ICatalogCreator.CreateCatalog(OfflineImageInfo offlineImageInfo)
at Microsoft.ComponentStudio.CatalogGenerator.CreateCat(ProgressDialog pd, Object o)
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Thank you for your help.

Hi,
Generally speaking, WinPE would generate a setupact.log which contains if the setup process look up AutoUnattend.xml file when installing system.
Please check it.
Roger Lu
TechNet Community Support

Statistics technical content activation issue with MD process chain in BI7

Hi,
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Relying on you for solution.
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Thank You Neethika,
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Hello,
We have created a number of Project Centre views to which we have added the "Active Risks" and "Active Issues" columns against projects. No matter how many active issues or risks a project has, these columns are always showing 0 for each
and every project.
The reminders web-part on the PWA home page, and the Issues and Risks page (/PWA/IssuesAndRisks.aspx) correctly show these counts for a user, but Project Centre does not show the values correctly for projects.
We have not changed the values in the "Status" column of either list - they're still the default "(1) Active", "(2) Postponed" and "(3) Closed".
All issues and risks are correctly promoted to the reporting database on publish or when a list item is added/updated/deleted etc.
Our environment was upgraded from Project Server 2010 to Project Server 2013 and we're running service pack 1.
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Hello Dear assistant,
Since yesterday morning I have been facing with an activation issue. I have been using the same Master Collection CS 5.5 for more than 1 year now and yesterday I had an error that I have never saw before.
"!We are unable to activate CS5.5 Master Collection Subscription Edition
Product activation is required to use this product
You must have a working internet connection to activate this product. Please check your connection settings and choose try Again!"
I have checked my hosts file under the system and it is clean. I am also able to connect to all adobe servers. So I can assure you that my connection settings are perfectly working.
When I install Master Collection CS 5.5 it is only working with Photoshop now. However, if I attempt to open any other one like Illustrator, the activation screen coming up.
Yesterday, I had a conversation with Customer Service here in Chat again. They have mentioned about using multiple accounts might cause this problem. They have canceled one of the accounts and said this issue will be solved within 24hr. So it is almost 24hr and the second day of my working business that I cannot use the prior software to run my business.
Can you please check out the same issue repeated on someone else's case. So you guys can save time to help me.

Moving this discussion to the Downloading, Installing, Setting Up forum.
Smart2011 I would recommend reviewing Sign in, activation, or connection errors | CC, CS6, CS5.5 - http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/activation-network-issues.html for possible causes of connection errors. The host file is one possible cause but software firewalls can also be another. There are also other solutions available within the referenced document.

Windows 7 - Continuous redeployment time/activation issues

Hello,
I have about 9 classrooms that have from 10 to 25 computers in each along with 30 laptops for offsite use in which the software installed on them changes almost daily depending on what class is being taught. Currently we have been using Comodo Time Machine
on the laptops and previously on the desktops although we are using windows deployment server on the desktops now. My issue is that every time we reimage the systems we are running into activation issues. This system was put into place before I got here and
am trying to find the right direction to head into. It looks like the current windows deployment images sysprepped so that is why they are coming overdue right out of the gate. We do have licensing through the Microsoft Partner Network although im awaiting
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fix the image on the deployment server and see where that takes me. Does anyone have any experience of this type of setup or know any other options?

Hi,
Based on my understanding, you want to auto activate the Windows during the deployment, right?
If yes, What's the type of your license?
If you have KMS server, you don't need do any thing.
If you have MAK license, you cannot set input the key in answer file to activate.
In addition, what the deployment tool did you use?
Karen Hu
TechNet Community Support

Adobe Activation Issue - Offline

Hi,
Am unable to activate my adobe XI pro; am being requested for request codes; how do I access them, kindly assist.

No I have a serial number for CLP 5.0 license program-education
acrobat professional 11.0 MLP AOO License F
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Hi
When I create an Autounattend.xml file
with Windows SIM, it
also includes the full path of the volume image
including the name of the computer where I installed
Windows ADK.
Now, how do I make sure that
this file is applied to each image volume
stored in the \sources\install.wim?
On a DVD, in which directory I should
put the file Autounattend.xml?
Thanks
Bye
Balubeto

That path to the WIM or CLG file on the very bottom of the XML is used by WSIM only.
Put the XML in the root of the DVD... or you can put it in the root of a USB key. I never put the XML on the DVD... I like to keep it generic. I put XML on a USB key and have it inserted while installing from the DVD.

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I had CS3 on an old back up machine..it had issues and wiped out some of the adobe program. Reloaded software and now i cannot activate as i cannot get anyone at adobe to give me a code...this old machine is not on line. I was on live chat and they are stumped.

Follow the link mentioned below for activation issue -
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/activation-deactivation-products.html#ac tivate-problem
You can also contact us via -
http://www.adobe.com/support/download-install/supportinfo/
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