OSD: Apply Windows Settings and Unattend.xml

What's the principle with "Apply Windows Settings"?
Whether "Apply Windows Settings" and "Unattend.xml" work together
If I used them at the same time, what will happen?

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong:
Apply Windows Settings steps are actually injected into the unattend.xml during the task sequence, so unattend.xml gets processed with the settings you specified in the step.

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Unattend.xml Not Working

Hi,
I built a VM template with SCVMM 2012 R2 and subsequently an unatend.xml file from the Windows System Image Manager. The unattend.xml passes verification without any issues in WSIM but when I deploy the file along with my template the settings do not apply.
I need the unattend to be completely automated, but I still get prompted to click "Next" for Regional Settings , "Next" for EULA, and I must enter the built-in Administrator Password then click "Next" to complete installation.
The built-in local administrator password is set in the guest OS profile, the Regional Settings and Ignore EULA are specified in my unattend.xml file. I used the install.wim file from the same OS media that I created the template from.
Any ideas why my settings are not being applied to the virtual machines I create from this template that has the guest OS profile and unattend.xml file applied to it? Unattend.xml is below:
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<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
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<HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>
<HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
<NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
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<RegisteredOwner>COMPANY</RegisteredOwner>
<RegisteredOrganization>COMPANY</RegisteredOrganization>
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<ShowPowerButtonOnStartScreen>true</ShowPowerButtonOnStartScreen>
<TimeZone>GMT Standard Time</TimeZone>
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xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<SystemLocale>en-GB</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>en-GB</UILanguage>
<UserLocale>en-GB</UserLocale>
<UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback>
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copy <installdir>\Templates\Unattend_<architecture>.xml %DeployRoot%\Control\<TSID>\unattend.xml
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platform: 2008r2
services which need install: MSDTC Service, Windows Cluster Service, SQL Cluster

Hi,
I am not quiet understanding your question, could you clarify your question, as far as I know, an answer file is an XML-based file that contains setting definitions and values
to use during Windows Setup. In an answer file, you specify various setup options, including how to partition disks, the location of the Windows image to install, and the product key to apply. You can also specify values that apply to the Windows installation,
such as names of user accounts, display settings, and Internet Explorer favorites. The answer file for Setup is typically called Unattend.xml.
The related KB:
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Hi,
I am having an issue with SCCM 2012 SP1 / MDT OSD task sequence. The issue is
with the Apply Operating system step. It applies the OS reboots and boots into
the new OS. We are trying to install Windows 2008 R2.
The first dialog I see is:
"Windows could not parse or process the unattende answer file for pass [specialize].
The settings epcified in the answer file cannot be applied. The
error was detected while processing for component [Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup]"
Then in the black background under the dialog".
"Setup is applying system settings"
-- So I click "OK" the computer reboots..
Then I get
"The computer restarted unexpectedly or encounted an
unexpected error. Windows Installation cannot proceeed. To install
Windows, click "OK" to restart the computer, and then restart the
installation.
The in the black background see:
"Setup is preparing your computer for first use"
If I click on "OK" here it reboots and presents the same dialog again - so it gets stuck and loops
around and does not progress.
Questions
1. So from the "Apply OS step" I can see you can see you can specify a specific "unattended.xml" file.
Is there a log file I can look at that can give me more specific detail on what the exact setting it does
not like in that XML file so I can correct it?
2. If I don't specicy anything how is that XML generated and where would its log file be? I assume the same
as question 1?
3. For question 2 - where can I find the unattended XML on the target OS.
4. Since I am not in PE anymore and F8 does not work is there anyway I can bring up a command prompt?
Thanks,
Ward.

1. You'll have to check the Windows setup logs files because at this point, that's what's running.
2. There is a default XML file generated/used.
3. You will only find the file on deployed systems and I think you can traditionally find it under the panther folder.
4. Actually, you can use F8 to launch a command-prompt in the target OS during the TS as long as you enabled it in the boot image. However, as mentioned, you are in Windows setup at this point (which is actually another instance of WinPE) and so F8 doesn't
work here. Shift-F10 should though.
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Windows 8.1 Enterprise and unattended answer file and missing apps

Hi,
Have just created a new WIN8.1 x64 enterprise image on a vm and captured it using the capture media.
I have imported it into SCCM 2012 R2 and have created a new deployment task and have sent it out to a test computer.
Once the computer has reimaged, and the task completes, a user logs on and no apps appear at all. not even the default apps like bing, news, weather etc. Just IE, Desktop etc.
In my task sequence, nothing really special happens, other than install image, apply drivers and join domain. I have also made a unattended file to skip through OOBE stuff that happens and to
make sure locale is EN-AU. This is set at Apply Operating System.
What am I doing wrong or missing?
I all I want is the default windows 8.1 apps to appear for each user who logs on. There is no need to do a copyprofile as i have not made any modifications to the user account
during image build.
I did not update the apps before taking the image.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
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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">
<OOBE>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
<HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen>
<HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>
<HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
<NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
<ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
</OOBE>
<TimeZone>Tasmania Standard Time</TimeZone>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" 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>en-AU</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>en-AU</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>en-AU</UILanguage>
<UserLocale>en-AU</UserLocale>
</component>
</settings>
<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/downloads/windows%208.1%20ent/sources/install.wim#Windows 8.1 Enterprise" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

Hi,
Have just created a new WIN8.1 x64 enterprise image on a vm and captured it using the capture media.
I have imported it into SCCM 2012 R2 and have created a new deployment task and have sent it out to a test computer.
Once the computer has reimaged, and the task completes, a user logs on and no apps appear at all. not even the default apps like bing, news, weather etc. Just IE, Desktop etc.
In my task sequence, nothing really special happens, other than install image, apply drivers and join domain. I have also made a unattended file to skip through OOBE stuff that happens and to
make sure locale is EN-AU. This is set at Apply Operating System.
What am I doing wrong or missing?
I all I want is the default windows 8.1 apps to appear for each user who logs on. There is no need to do a copyprofile as i have not made any modifications to the user account
during image build.
I did not update the apps before taking the image.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
<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>
<HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen>
<HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>
<HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
<NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
<ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
</OOBE>
<TimeZone>Tasmania Standard Time</TimeZone>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" 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>en-AU</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>en-AU</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>en-AU</UILanguage>
<UserLocale>en-AU</UserLocale>
</component>
</settings>
<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/downloads/windows%208.1%20ent/sources/install.wim#Windows 8.1 Enterprise" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

Inconsistent DISM.EXE error when applying unattend.xml during LTI deployment - Possible bug!

I've been using MDT 2012 and 2012 update 1 with ADK for Windows 8 successfully for years. This week I decided to uninstall those tools, and install ADK for Windows 8.1 and MDT 2013. I'm running Windows 7 x64. Instead of upgrading the current
deployment share, I created a new share to start fresh.
So, I created a new share, added Windows 7 OS, and created a client deployment task sequence. I modified the unattended.xml to enable telnet client and disable media center. No drivers, no applications, and no packages for this test. Stock, unmodified
task sequence.
Problem:
It works as expected sometimes. But, about 50% of the time, I get this error:
From the BDD.LOG:
<![LOG[About to run command: dism.exe /Image:C:\ /Apply-Unattend:C:\Windows\Panther\Unattend.xml /ScratchDir:C:\MININT\Scratch]LOG]!><time="00:16:51.000+000" date="10-30-2013" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">
<![LOG[Command has been started (process ID 1224)]LOG]!><time="00:16:51.000+000" date="10-30-2013" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">
<![LOG[ Console > Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool]LOG]!><time="00:16:51.000+000" date="10-30-2013" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">
<![LOG[ Console > Version: 6.3.9600.16384]LOG]!><time="00:16:51.000+000" date="10-30-2013" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">
<![LOG[ Console > Image Version: 6.1.7600.16385]LOG]!><time="00:16:52.000+000" date="10-30-2013" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">
<![LOG[ Console > Disabling feature(s)]LOG]!><time="00:16:53.000+000" date="10-30-2013" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">
<![LOG[ Console > Disabling feature(s)]LOG]!><time="00:16:58.000+000" date="10-30-2013" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">
<![LOG[ Console > Error: 0x80220013]LOG]!><time="00:16:59.000+000" date="10-30-2013" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">
<![LOG[ Console > DISM failed. No operation was performed. ]LOG]!><time="00:16:59.000+000" date="10-30-2013" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">
<![LOG[ Console > For more information, review the log file.]LOG]!><time="00:16:59.000+000" date="10-30-2013" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">
<![LOG[ Console > The DISM log file can be found at X:\windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log]LOG]!><time="00:16:59.000+000" date="10-30-2013" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">
<![LOG[Return code from command = -2145255405]LOG]!><time="00:16:59.000+000" date="10-30-2013" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">
<![LOG[FAILURE ( 5627 ): -2145255405 0x80220013: Run DISM.exe]LOG]!><time="00:16:59.000+000" date="10-30-2013" component="LTIApply" context="" type="3" thread="" file="LTIApply">
<![LOG[Command completed, return code = -2147467259]LOG]!><time="00:16:59.000+000" date="10-30-2013" component="LiteTouch" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LiteTouch">
<![LOG[Litetouch deployment failed, Return Code = -2147467259 0x80004005]LOG]!><time="00:16:59.000+000" date="10-30-2013" component="LiteTouch" context="" type="3" thread="" file="LiteTouch">
<![LOG[For more information, consult the task sequencer log ...\SMSTS.LOG.]LOG]!><time="00:16:59.000+000" date="10-30-2013" component="LiteTouch" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LiteTouch">
From the DISM.LOG:
2013-10-30 00:16:58, Error CSI 00000001 (F) 80220013 [Error,Facility=FACILITY_STATE_MANAGEMENT,Code=19 (0x0013)] #5# from CWcmEngineCore::GetNamespaceWithOptions(nsid = { name: Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsNonWinPE ver: lang: neutral arch: amd64 pkt: 31bf3856ad364e35 verSc: nonSxS }, iMode = 1, iAccess = 2, iOption = 1, target = @0x4c792c0, context = NULL, namespace = { name: Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsNonWinPE ver: lang: neutral arch: amd64 pkt: 31bf3856ad364e35 verSc: nonSxS })
[gle=0x80004005]
2013-10-30 00:16:58, Error CSI 00000002 (F) 80220013 [Error,Facility=FACILITY_STATE_MANAGEMENT,Code=19 (0x0013)] #3# from CUnattendDeserializer::ProcessComponentElement(...)[gle=0x80004005]
2013-10-30 00:16:58, Error CSI 00000003 (F) 80220013 [Error,Facility=FACILITY_STATE_MANAGEMENT,Code=19 (0x0013)] #2# from CUnattendDeserializer::ProcessDocument(...)[gle=0x80004005]
2013-10-30 00:16:58, Error CSI 00000004 (F) 80220013 [Error,Facility=FACILITY_STATE_MANAGEMENT,Code=19 (0x0013)] #1# from CUnattendDeserializer::Deserialize(stream = @0x40acf60, engine = @0x4301af0, target = @0x4c792c0, results = NULL, resultCount = 0)[gle=0x80004005]
2013-10-30 00:16:58, Error DISM DISM Smi Provider: PID=1264 Error deserializing SMI settings. - CSmiWrapper::ApplySettings(hr:0x80220013)
2013-10-30 00:16:58, Error DISM DISM Smi Provider: PID=1264 d:\w7rtm\base\ntsetup\opktools\dism\providers\smiprovider\dll\smimanager.cpp:166 - CSmiManager::Apply(hr:0x80220013)
2013-10-30 00:16:58, Error DISM DISM Unattend Manager: PID=1264 d:\w7rtm\base\ntsetup\opktools\dism\providers\unattendprovider\dll\unattendmanager.cpp:400 - CUnattendManager::Apply(hr:0x80220013)
2013-10-30 00:16:58, Error DISM DISM Unattend Manager: PID=1264 d:\w7rtm\base\ntsetup\opktools\dism\providers\unattendprovider\dll\unattendmanager.cpp:654 - CUnattendManager::InternalExecuteCmdLine(hr:0x80220013)
2013-10-30 00:16:58, Error DISM DISM Unattend Manager: PID=1264 d:\w7rtm\base\ntsetup\opktools\dism\providers\unattendprovider\dll\unattendmanager.cpp:603 - CUnattendManager::ExecuteCmdLine(hr:0x80220013)
2013-10-30 00:16:58, Error DISM DISM.EXE: DISM Unattend Manager processed the command line but failed. HRESULT=80220013
I noticed that it never seems to happen if I don't enable/disable features with the unattended.xml
unattended.xml that has the problem:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
<servicing>
<package action="configure">
<assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft-Windows-Foundation-Package" version="6.1.7601.17514" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="" />
<selection name="TelnetClient" state="true" />
<selection name="TFTP" state="true" />
<selection name="FaxServicesClientPackage" state="false" />
<selection name="MediaCenter" state="false" />
<selection name="OpticalMediaDisc" state="false" />
</package>
</servicing>
<settings pass="windowsPE">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State">
<ImageInstall>
<OSImage>
<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
<InstallTo>
<DiskID>0</DiskID>
<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
</InstallTo>
<InstallFrom>
<Path>.\Operating Systems\Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1\Sources\install.wim</Path>
<MetaData>
<Key>/IMAGE/INDEX</Key>
<Value>1</Value>
</MetaData>
</InstallFrom>
</OSImage>
</ImageInstall>
<Display>
<ColorDepth>16</ColorDepth>
<HorizontalResolution>1024</HorizontalResolution>
<RefreshRate>60</RefreshRate>
<VerticalResolution>768</VerticalResolution>
</Display>
<ComplianceCheck>
<DisplayReport>OnError</DisplayReport>
</ComplianceCheck>
<UserData>
<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
<ProductKey>
<Key></Key>
</ProductKey>
</UserData>
</component>
<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>0409:00000409</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="generalize">
<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">
<DoNotCleanTaskBar>true</DoNotCleanTaskBar>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="specialize">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State">
<Identification>
<Credentials>
<Username></Username>
<Domain></Domain>
<Password></Password>
</Credentials>
<JoinDomain></JoinDomain>
<JoinWorkgroup></JoinWorkgroup>
<MachineObjectOU></MachineObjectOU>
</Identification>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State">
<ComputerName></ComputerName>
<ProductKey></ProductKey>
<RegisteredOrganization>Inc.</RegisteredOrganization>
<RegisteredOwner>Desktop</RegisteredOwner>
<DoNotCleanTaskBar>true</DoNotCleanTaskBar>
<TimeZone>Pacific Standard Time</TimeZone>
</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">
<Home_Page>about:blank</Home_Page>
<DisableWelcomePage>true</DisableWelcomePage>
<DisableFirstRunWizard>false</DisableFirstRunWizard>
</component>
<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">
<Description>EnableAdmin</Description>
<Order>1</Order>
<Path>cmd /c net user Administrator /active:yes</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Description>UnfilterAdministratorToken</Description>
<Order>2</Order>
<Path>cmd /c reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v FilterAdministratorToken /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Description>disable user account page</Description>
<Order>3</Order>
<Path>reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\OOBE /v UnattendCreatedUser /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
</RunSynchronous>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" 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>0409:00000409</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-TapiSetup" 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">
<TapiConfigured>0</TapiConfigured>
<TapiUnattendLocation>
<AreaCode>""</AreaCode>
<CountryOrRegion>1</CountryOrRegion>
<LongDistanceAccess>9</LongDistanceAccess>
<OutsideAccess>9</OutsideAccess>
<PulseOrToneDialing>1</PulseOrToneDialing>
<DisableCallWaiting>""</DisableCallWaiting>
<InternationalCarrierCode>""</InternationalCarrierCode>
<LongDistanceCarrierCode>""</LongDistanceCarrierCode>
<Name>Default</Name>
</TapiUnattendLocation>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-SystemRestore-Main" 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">
<DisableSR>1</DisableSR>
</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">
<UserAccounts>
<AdministratorPassword>
<Value>UABAAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAD0ANwBBAGQAbQBpAG4AaQBzAHQAcgBhAHQAbwByAFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</AdministratorPassword>
</UserAccounts>
<AutoLogon>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<Username>Administrator</Username>
<Domain>.</Domain>
<Password>
<Value>UABAAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAD0ANwBQAGEAcwBzAHcAbwByAGQA</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<LogonCount>999</LogonCount>
</AutoLogon>
<Display>
<ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>
<HorizontalResolution>1024</HorizontalResolution>
<RefreshRate>60</RefreshRate>
<VerticalResolution>768</VerticalResolution>
</Display>
<FirstLogonCommands>
<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<CommandLine>wscript.exe %SystemDrive%\LTIBootstrap.vbs</CommandLine>
<Description>Lite Touch new OS</Description>
<Order>1</Order>
</SynchronousCommand>
</FirstLogonCommands>
<OOBE>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
<NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
<ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
</OOBE>
<RegisteredOrganization>Inc.</RegisteredOrganization>
<RegisteredOwner>Desktop</RegisteredOwner>
<TimeZone></TimeZone>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" 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>0409:00000409</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="offlineServicing">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsNonWinPE" 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">
<DriverPaths>
<PathAndCredentials wcm:keyValue="1" wcm:action="add">
<Path>\Drivers</Path>
</PathAndCredentials>
</DriverPaths>
</component>
</settings>
</unattend>
unattended.xml that is problem-free:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
<settings pass="windowsPE">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State">
<ImageInstall>
<OSImage>
<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
<InstallTo>
<DiskID>0</DiskID>
<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
</InstallTo>
<InstallFrom>
<Path>.\Operating Systems\Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1\Sources\install.wim</Path>
<MetaData>
<Key>/IMAGE/INDEX</Key>
<Value>1</Value>
</MetaData>
</InstallFrom>
</OSImage>
</ImageInstall>
<Display>
<ColorDepth>16</ColorDepth>
<HorizontalResolution>1024</HorizontalResolution>
<RefreshRate>60</RefreshRate>
<VerticalResolution>768</VerticalResolution>
</Display>
<ComplianceCheck>
<DisplayReport>OnError</DisplayReport>
</ComplianceCheck>
<UserData>
<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
<ProductKey>
<Key></Key>
</ProductKey>
</UserData>
</component>
<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>0409:00000409</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="generalize">
<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">
<DoNotCleanTaskBar>true</DoNotCleanTaskBar>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="specialize">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State">
<Identification>
<Credentials>
<Username></Username>
<Domain></Domain>
<Password></Password>
</Credentials>
<JoinDomain></JoinDomain>
<JoinWorkgroup></JoinWorkgroup>
<MachineObjectOU></MachineObjectOU>
</Identification>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State">
<ComputerName></ComputerName>
<ProductKey></ProductKey>
<RegisteredOrganization>Inc.</RegisteredOrganization>
<RegisteredOwner>Desktop</RegisteredOwner>
<DoNotCleanTaskBar>true</DoNotCleanTaskBar>
<TimeZone>Pacific Standard Time</TimeZone>
</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">
<Home_Page>about:blank</Home_Page>
<DisableWelcomePage>true</DisableWelcomePage>
<DisableFirstRunWizard>false</DisableFirstRunWizard>
</component>
<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">
<Description>EnableAdmin</Description>
<Order>1</Order>
<Path>cmd /c net user Administrator /active:yes</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Description>UnfilterAdministratorToken</Description>
<Order>2</Order>
<Path>cmd /c reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v FilterAdministratorToken /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Description>disable user account page</Description>
<Order>3</Order>
<Path>reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\OOBE /v UnattendCreatedUser /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
</RunSynchronous>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" 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>0409:00000409</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-TapiSetup" 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">
<TapiConfigured>0</TapiConfigured>
<TapiUnattendLocation>
<AreaCode>""</AreaCode>
<CountryOrRegion>1</CountryOrRegion>
<LongDistanceAccess>9</LongDistanceAccess>
<OutsideAccess>9</OutsideAccess>
<PulseOrToneDialing>1</PulseOrToneDialing>
<DisableCallWaiting>""</DisableCallWaiting>
<InternationalCarrierCode>""</InternationalCarrierCode>
<LongDistanceCarrierCode>""</LongDistanceCarrierCode>
<Name>Default</Name>
</TapiUnattendLocation>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-SystemRestore-Main" 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">
<DisableSR>1</DisableSR>
</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">
<UserAccounts>
<AdministratorPassword>
<Value>UABAAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAD0ANwBBAGQAbQBpAG4AaQBzAHQAcgBhAHQAbwByAFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</AdministratorPassword>
</UserAccounts>
<AutoLogon>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<Username>Administrator</Username>
<Domain>.</Domain>
<Password>
<Value>UABAAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAD0ANwBQAGEAcwBzAHcAbwByAGQA</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<LogonCount>999</LogonCount>
</AutoLogon>
<Display>
<ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>
<HorizontalResolution>1024</HorizontalResolution>
<RefreshRate>60</RefreshRate>
<VerticalResolution>768</VerticalResolution>
</Display>
<FirstLogonCommands>
<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<CommandLine>wscript.exe %SystemDrive%\LTIBootstrap.vbs</CommandLine>
<Description>Lite Touch new OS</Description>
<Order>1</Order>
</SynchronousCommand>
</FirstLogonCommands>
<OOBE>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
<NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
<ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
</OOBE>
<RegisteredOrganization>Inc.</RegisteredOrganization>
<RegisteredOwner>Desktop</RegisteredOwner>
<TimeZone></TimeZone>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" 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>0409:00000409</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="offlineServicing">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsNonWinPE" 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">
<DriverPaths>
<PathAndCredentials wcm:keyValue="1" wcm:action="add">
<Path>\Drivers</Path>
</PathAndCredentials>
</DriverPaths>
</component>
</settings>
</unattend>
Please help!

To be honest, I've never tried to modify the installer packages via unattend.xml. And come to think of it, it appears that the /applyunattend switch may not understand how to install packages (might not know where the sxs folder is located ). What
is confusing to me is how it *does* work 50% of the time.
did you import the *full* sources or just the *.wim file?
Here is a post in the configmgr group which suggests to perform the package management *online*
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/systemcenter/en-US/42eb50b6-7059-431c-ae84-2e5753507a90/unattendxml-and-microsoftwindowsfoundationpackage
Keith Garner - keithga.wordpress.com
Thanks for the reply Keith.
I imported the full source, and I'm also not sure why it is not consistent with failure or success either.
To narrow down the problem, I created a reproducible set of steps (for a possible future call to Microsoft support). Those steps are described in this
thread. When following the steps in the thread, the problem appeared every time. I only tried it 6, or so, times though.
The enabling/disabling of features via the unattend.xml is a supported and documented feature. In fact, following the hyperlink in the solution of the thread you mentioned documents the process.
-Tony

OSD: unattend.xml in capture conflicts with unattend in deploy?

Hi,
We need to remove some Windows components in our capture, so we created a small unattend.xml for it.
Now we deploy this capture and apply an xml which contains totally other settings but it fails.
Please advise what best practises is: only 1 unattend.xml in deploy? Then components are installed which we don't want (like Media Center), if we use the unattend.xml in capture only, we lose flexibility: each change we need to capture the image again.
J.
Jan Hoedt

If you want to remove Windows features, you could just use DISM:
In WinPE phase, after Apply Operating System Image Step
Add run command line step
Commandline: cmd.exe /c dism.exe /image:%OSDTargetDrive%\ /disable-feature /featurename:MediaCenter /scratchdir:%OSDTargetDrive%\Windows\Temp /norestart
Just make sure that you use %OSDTargetDrive% -variable in your Partition Disk 0 and Apply Operating System Image -steps.

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