Windows 7 Local accounts and custom profile

balubeto

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Hi

I have Windows 7 SP1 and I want to create a custom default profile so that, when I will have to create the local accounts, they already will have the custom profile.

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After reading the Customize the default local user profile when preparing an image of Windows article, I have some questions:

1) Where can I find Unattend.xml files already made ​​valid for each version and edition of Windows 7 SP1 to change the default profile using parameter CopyProfile?

2) I am obliged to enable the Administrator account and configure it or I could use my administrator account, already configured, to run the Sysprep utility?

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I created the CopyProfile.xml file:

Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
<settings pass="generalize">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="[URL="[B]Link Removed due to 404 Error[/B]]" xmlns:xsi="[URL="[B]Link Removed - Invalid URL[/B]]">
<SkipRearm>1</SkipRearm>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="specialize">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="[URL="[B]Link Removed due to 404 Error[/B]]" xmlns:xsi="[URL="[B]Link Removed - Invalid URL[/B]]">
<CopyProfile>true</CopyProfile>
</component>
</settings>
<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim://<computerName>/<Source_dir>/install.wim#Windows 7 <Edition>" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>
and I put it in an USB stick.
So, I planned to install Windows 7 normally, install the additional drivers, update Windows, go to audit mode with the c:\windows\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /audit command, delete the account created during installation, customize the Administrator account. Finally, I run the c:\windows\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /oobe /reboot /generalize /unattend:<USB stick unit>:\CopyProfile.xml command to go into OOBE mode. Right? Is there a better way to do this?

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