Sysprep : a component is specified more than once

Question

Hi,
I had some free time so I started updating our standards WDS image.
It was on Windows 8.1 ( updates until july/august 2014) and I installed all available updates up to last week.
Within WDS, I specify an answer file that it should use. This file was working great with the previous image.
However if I tried to use the same answer file, I get "a component is specified more than once..."
Any idea's why this should be the case with the same Windows version only few months apart.
It was in the "specialize" part
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
    <settings pass="specialize">
        <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">
            <CopyProfile>true</CopyProfile>
            <TimeZone>Romance Standard Time</TimeZone>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP-UX" 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">
            <SkipAutoActivation>false</SkipAutoActivation>
        </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">
            <SearchScopes>
                <Scope wcm:action="add">
                    <ScopeDefault>true</ScopeDefault>
                    <ScopeDisplayName>Google</ScopeDisplayName>
                    <ScopeKey>Google</ScopeKey>
                    <ScopeUrl>http://www.google.com/search?q={searchTerms}</ScopeUrl>
                    <ShowSearchSuggestions>true</ShowSearchSuggestions>
                </Scope>
            </SearchScopes>
            <DisableAccelerators>true</DisableAccelerators>
            <DisableFirstRunWizard>true</DisableFirstRunWizard>
            <Home_Page>www.google.be</Home_Page>
        </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="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">
            <FirewallGroups>
                <FirewallGroup wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="RemoteDesktop">
                    <Active>true</Active>
                    <Group>Remote Desktop</Group>
                    <Profile>all</Profile>
                </FirewallGroup>
            </FirewallGroups>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-RDP-WinStationExtensions" 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">
            <UserAuthentication>0</UserAuthentication>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="generalize">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP" 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">
            <SkipRearm>1</SkipRearm>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <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"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <UserData>
                <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
                <FullName>Prodware</FullName>
                <Organization>Prodware Belux</Organization>
            </UserData>
        </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">
            <AutoLogon>
                <Password>
                    <Value>udontneedtoknow</Value>
                    <PlainText>true</PlainText>
                </Password>
                <Enabled>true</Enabled>
                <Username>Prodware</Username>
            </AutoLogon>
            <DesktopOptimization>
                <GoToDesktopOnSignIn>true</GoToDesktopOnSignIn>
                <ShowWindowsStoreAppsOnTaskbar>false</ShowWindowsStoreAppsOnTaskbar>
            </DesktopOptimization>
            <OOBE>
                <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
                <ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>
            </OOBE>
            <UserAccounts>
                <AdministratorPassword>
                    <Value>udontneedtoknow</Value>
                    <PlainText>true</PlainText>
                </AdministratorPassword>
                <LocalAccounts>
                    <LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
                        <Password>
                            <Value>udontneedtoknow</Value>
                            <PlainText>true</PlainText>
                        </Password>
                        <Description>Prodware</Description>
                        <DisplayName>Prodware</DisplayName>
                        <Group>Administrators</Group>
                        <Name>Prodware</Name>
                    </LocalAccount>
                </LocalAccounts>
            </UserAccounts>
        </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">
            <UserLocale>nl-BE</UserLocale>
            <UILanguage>en-us</UILanguage>
            <SystemLocale>nl-BE</SystemLocale>
            <InputLocale>0813:00000813</InputLocale>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:e:/temp/sources/install.wim#Windows 8.1 Enterprise" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

Answer 1

Hi,
Personally, I think the answer file should be correct, but always a good choice to verify it again, if you get any progress on this issue, please keep us updated.
Regarding to the error "This application requires version 6.3.9600.16384 of the Windows ADK." if the ADK version is right is your system, then it might be some corrupted .dll in your system for the toolkit, to confirm this, please try another answer
file and check the verification, see if it work.
You can also refer to this link, check if it can give ua any hints
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/11438771-e635-4734-bba3-4729b5cc5747/unable-to-create-sysprep-answer-file-for-server-2012r2-preview?forum=mdt
some more reference links
http://www.gregorystrike.com/2010/07/23/sysprep-specialize-pass-error-resolution/
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/0e40e579-4ceb-40b7-b25c-3420fd68db97/syprep-error-windows-could-not-parse-or-process-the-unattend-answer-file-for-pass-specialize?forum=w7itproinstall (the
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