Pre Staging + WDS + different images with unattended installation.

Hi,
I´ve been reading posts for 2 hours but still could not find the right solution...
1 WDS Server and 3 different unattended images and Computer Name pre staging. That is what i need.
I`ll be a bit more explicit. So, we have 1 WDS where have to deploy different images for different countries. That means that at least we would like to have 3 different computer names and if possible with number increasing (sorry for my "Shakespearean"
English :) ) ... for example: USA01, USA02, GE01, GE02 and IT01, IT02, etc...
If i configure the name on the WDS the name works fine, but obviously i would have to change that every time. If i change it in the xml file, i don´t know which variables to use to increase the computer name every time we install a new computer and finally,
to make it funnier, i would love to have them pre staged. Is that possible ?
So at the end i would like to have each new computer in a folder in the domain with the right increased computer name and different computer for each country where we an office have.
Should the same variables work for WSIM as they work in WDS ? the tipical example %03# does not work.
Thanks in advance!
Carles.

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