Windows 7 automated instalation please help

[timmy3]

Guys please help!
I have to create autounattend which would automate among others time zone and license key. I am a complete newbie and mine doesnt work as required. Could you please rectify this? My deadline at work is on Monday and I am really desperate. This is what I managed to create (unique info left blank intentionaly):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
<settings pass="oobeSystem">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="Link Removed due to 404 Error" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.Link Removed due to 404 Error.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<ComputerName>Computer1</ComputerName>
<ProductKey></ProductKey>
<RegisteredOrganization></RegisteredOrganization>
<RegisteredOwner></RegisteredOwner>

<UserAccounts>
<LocalAccounts>
<LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
<Name>Admin</Name>
<Group>Administrators;Users</Group>
<Password>
<Value></Value>
<PlainText>true</PlainText>
</Password>
</LocalAccount>
</LocalAccounts>
<AdministratorPassword>
<Value></Value>
<PlainText>true</PlainText>
</AdministratorPassword>
</UserAccounts>
<OOBE>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
<NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
<ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>
<SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>
</OOBE>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Link Removed due to 404 Error-International-Core" 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">
<InputLocale>0809:00000809</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>00000809</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>en-UK</UILanguage>
<UserLocale>00000809</UserLocale>
</component>
</settings>
</unattend>

 

[Mitchell_A]

Hello, Welcome to Windows7Forums.com

Have you tried the vLite application? It's used for pre-customizing Vista/7 installations.
Download it.. you'll probably need to download the WAIK as well, but afterwards, load up the installation source and you can setup auto-unattended installation from there.. Though I'm unsure if you're able to preset the timezone, it has a large number of feautures.. I'd recommend not touching the image for anything past unattended installation setup as it is designed for Vista and doesn't fly well with Windows 7 images.

vLite - Windows Vista configuration tool

 

[Joe S]

If you use any thing like the V Lite be really careful removing and customizing things. This is another tool I experimented with for slipstreaming updates Link Removed - Invalid URL but there isn't much help there. For best results make sure you test on a Virtual PC first.
Joe