SysPrep Help?

[ZMan]

I made a sysprep file with Windows WAK and it giving us issues.

We get a "A fatal error occurred while trying to sysprep the machine."

This happens when it is "Processing cleanup phase Sysprep plugins..."

Here is our file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">-<settings pass="oobeSystem">-<component language="neutral" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" versionScope="nonSxS" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" processorArchitecture="46" name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core"><InputLocale>en-US</InputLocale><SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale><UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage><UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback><UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale></component>-<component language="neutral" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" versionScope="nonSxS" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" processorArchitecture="46" name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup">-<OOBE><HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage><NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation><ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC></OOBE>-<UserAccounts>-<LocalAccounts>-<LocalAccount wcm:action="add">-<Password><Value>XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXValue><PlainText>false</PlainText></Password><Description>Win 7 Local Account</Description><DisplayName>Admin</DisplayName><Group>administrators</Group><Name>Admin</Name></LocalAccount></LocalAccounts></UserAccounts><TimeZone>Eastern Standard Time</TimeZone><copyprofile>true</copyprofile></component></settings>-<settings pass="specialize">-<component language="neutral" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" versionScope="nonSxS" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" processorArchitecture="46" name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup"><ProductKey>XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX</ProductKey></component></settings><cpifflineImage xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" cpi:source="wim:c:/windows%20sysprep%20thing/install.wim#Windows 7 PROFESSIONAL"/></unattend>

 

[cluberti]

When you validate the XML in the WSIM, does the XML validate successfully and without errors?

 

[VistaKing]

Zman

Try this

type net stop WMPNetworkSvc in command prompt to kill the service BEFORE you start sysprep

This is wrong processorArchitecture="46" it's suppose to be processorArchitecture="amd64"

   Tip

Hide your Product Key so no one will take it when you upload your unattended.xml files to forums. You could put Xs inplace of the real key .

 

[ZMan]

ahh I try that and see what happen thanks

 

[VistaKing]

Let me know how it goes

 

[ZMan]

Me and a coworker try a different sysprep. We have it working to the letter but it is not progress the script to join it to the domain as it states from this site. Sysprep a Windows 7 Machine
Any ideas?
Sysprep
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
<settings pass="oobeSystem">
<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">
<InputLocale>en-US</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
<UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback>
<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
</component>
<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">
<OOBE>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
<NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
<ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>
</OOBE>
<UserAccounts>
<LocalAccounts>
<LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
<Password>
<Value>TgB5AHMAVABlAGMAaAAxACEAUABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<Description>Local Administrator</Description>
<DisplayName>Admin</DisplayName>
<Group>administrators</Group>
<Name>Admin</Name>
</LocalAccount>
</LocalAccounts>
</UserAccounts>
<TimeZone>Eastern Standard Time</TimeZone>
</component>
</settings>
<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">
<ProductKey>Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz</ProductKey>
<CopyProfile>true</CopyProfile>
</component>
</settings>
<cpifflineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/windows%20sysprep%20thing%2064bit/install.wim#Windows 7 PROFESSIONAL" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

 

[VistaKing]

Try this

Start up Windows SIM and in the components section of Windows Image, expand the section called
Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin right-click it and choose Add Setting to Pass 4 Specialize

in the Answer File pane, click on the newly added setting and expand it, select Identification and enter the Domain name in the JoinDomain value.

   Note

In addition, if you want to log domain join failures (logs to c:\windows\panther\unattendGC\) then set the DebugJoin option from false to true

 

[ZMan]

Try this

Start up Windows SIM and in the components section of Windows Image, expand the section called
Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin right-click it and choose Add Setting to Pass 4 Specialize

in the Answer File pane, click on the newly added setting and expand it, select Identification and enter the Domain name in the JoinDomain value.

   Note

In addition, if you want to log domain join failures (logs to c:\windows\panther\unattendGC\) then set the DebugJoin option from false to true

Alright we try that and get back to you in about an hour.
Lunch time

 

[VistaKing]

Will be waiting for the results

 

[ZMan]

Still working on it. Just been a busy day will up date tomorrow.

 

[VistaKing]

Take your time

 

[ZMan]

It looks like it is still having the same thing. It's not running the scrip to join it to the domain. When we run it ourselves it works. But sysprep is having issues.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
<settings pass="oobeSystem">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="Error" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<InputLocale>en-US</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
<UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback>
<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="Error" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<OOBE>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
<NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
<ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>
</OOBE>
<UserAccounts>
<LocalAccounts>
<LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
<Password>
<Value>TgB5AHMAVABlAGMAaAAxACEAUABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<Description>Local Administrator</Description>
<DisplayName>XXXXXXXXX</DisplayName>
<Group>administrators</Group>
<Name>XXXXXXXX</Name>
</LocalAccount>
</LocalAccounts>
</UserAccounts>
<TimeZone>Eastern Standard Time</TimeZone>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="specialize">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="Error" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<ProductKey>XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX</ProductKey>
<CopyProfile>true</CopyProfile>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="Error" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<Identification>
<JoinDomain>school.com</JoinDomain>
</Identification>
</component>
</settings>
<cpifflineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/windows%20sysprep%20thing%2064bit/install.wim#Windows 7 PROFESSIONAL" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

 

[cluberti]

If you're in a domain environment, and you're imaging corporate-use machines, you might want to consider you're doing it the hard way and then consider using tools designed to do this sort of thing for you, like MDT .

Without the panther and unattend logs from a machine that didn't work, it's hard to say why your installation didn't totally work. However, I'd strongly recommend doing it the easy way and using MDT, which automates most of this for you and provides a good environment for adding drivers, installing apps, joining domains and naming PCs, and good monitoring and logging functionality built-in as well.

 

[ZMan]

If you're in a domain environment, and you're imaging corporate-use machines, you might want to consider you're doing it the hard way and then consider using tools designed to do this sort of thing for you, like MDT .

Without the panther and unattend logs from a machine that didn't work, it's hard to say why your installation didn't totally work. However, I'd strongly recommend doing it the easy way and using MDT, which automates most of this for you and provides a good environment for adding drivers, installing apps, joining domains and naming PCs, and good monitoring and logging functionality built-in as well.

True but if the wheel is already made no need to remake it. Meaning this is what my company wants me to work with I can't do anything else wise then to use it. But any 411 on the issue would be helpfully tho.

 

[cluberti]

That's what logs are for
Windows Setup Log Files

And MDT isn't re-making the wheel, it's purchasing a car instead of riding a tricycle.

 

[ZMan]

So run this while the Sysprep is working? Other then join domain issue everything is functioning fine.

As I stated above, I can't buy that car. Thus no point in trying to get off topic. Thanks

 

[VistaKing]

Zman

The MDT 2010 update 1 or 2012 is a great tool to use in the domain environment . It does use Windows AIK so you could edit the answer file . It's a free program no need to purchase anything .

See if this link could be some of help

:ar: Automating the Domain Join