Server OS: 2008 R2
Desktop OS: Windows 7
As the topic says, I cannot restore an image that executes the unattend.xml file correctly. The computer that I created the base image on works fine, but the computers that restore the image do not.
My xml file is configured to set the time zone, accept the EULA, skip the wireless configuration wizard, choose US-English as the default language, copy the built-in admin account to the default user profile, and to log in as the built-in administrator account with a pre-configured password.
After I get the base computer customized the way I want it, I run the following command from the command prompt:
sysprep.exe /generalize /oobe /shutdown /unattend:sysprep.xml
It goes through the steps and shuts the computer down after a couple minutes. I power it back up, PXE boot to my WDS server, and capture the image.
As I mentioned, the computer that I create the base image on works fine. All of these settings work on it, but the computers that I restore the image to do not. The computers that I restore the image to always prompt me to create a new user account, it wants me to set the time zone, etc. All of my software is still there when I finally go through mini-setup, but all of the annoying pop-ups that want you to use the recommended settings in IE, WMP, Office, etc, still pop up upon opening the respective app.
Any ideas why this may be happening?
Desktop OS: Windows 7
As the topic says, I cannot restore an image that executes the unattend.xml file correctly. The computer that I created the base image on works fine, but the computers that restore the image do not.
My xml file is configured to set the time zone, accept the EULA, skip the wireless configuration wizard, choose US-English as the default language, copy the built-in admin account to the default user profile, and to log in as the built-in administrator account with a pre-configured password.
After I get the base computer customized the way I want it, I run the following command from the command prompt:
sysprep.exe /generalize /oobe /shutdown /unattend:sysprep.xml
It goes through the steps and shuts the computer down after a couple minutes. I power it back up, PXE boot to my WDS server, and capture the image.
As I mentioned, the computer that I create the base image on works fine. All of these settings work on it, but the computers that I restore the image to do not. The computers that I restore the image to always prompt me to create a new user account, it wants me to set the time zone, etc. All of my software is still there when I finally go through mini-setup, but all of the annoying pop-ups that want you to use the recommended settings in IE, WMP, Office, etc, still pop up upon opening the respective app.
Any ideas why this may be happening?
