Actually you install it on your workstation, not the one you are creating. Then you pick components that you want to modify and add them to the template. Then make the settings changes in the template and save the xml. It is overwhelming when you first do it. Components can be used in different areas and where you use them will change what settings that component hits.
So lets start with the basics. This will generate a basic one for you and may be all you need. If there is a setting on that page you don’t want to adjust, then leave it blank and see how it goes. http://benosullivan.co.uk/windows-7-unattend-xml-generator/ If you need more install the WIA and open that xml file….and then you can see how the componets are used in that xml. Then what I do is google the change I want to make and figure out what compontent and what step it needs to be added to. Full reference here to the components and where they can be used, which are very helpful. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722132%28WS.10%29.aspx And last a basic walkthrough for making your own basic unattend from scratch that I really found helpful. http://theitbros.com/sysprep-a-windows-7-machine-%E2%80%93-start-to-finish From: Harry Singh [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 2:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows 7 Copy Default Profile Thanks for the response Jim. I'm a little green when it comes to desktop deployments so sorry for the basic questions. But how do i successfully leverage WIA to get what i need done ? I presume I install WIA onto the base windows 7 template and have it generate the unattend.xml, but since i haven't been successful at this before, do you have some links or tips on how to properly create the unattend.xml file and apply it using sysprep ? On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Kennedy, Jim <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Anything other than copyprofile set to true in a sysprep unattend.xml file will lead to a disaster that will haunt you for months. You will end up with registry keys for your users that show their desktops and folders set up as c:\users\LocalAdminThatYouUsed\desktop for example. Instead of %username%\desktop. It will be ugly and you will have to redo them all. There will be hidden little gems of disaster like that all over the place. I know this, really I do. First hand. WIA toolkit/sysprep/unattend.xml is not fun. But once you get one of them right, you will be all done and you can move on. From: Harry Singh [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 12:39 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Windows 7 Copy Default Profile Anyone have a quick and proven method (read: script) to copy the finalized local administrator's profile to the Default User profile in Windows 7 x86 ? I really don't want to use the WIA toolkit and last time I tried to sysprep using /generalize /unattend:<my unattend.xml file> it didn't work for me as expected. I'm guessing and hoping there is a much simpler way. Thanks, Harry. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
