Hey Gerhard,
Thanks for the info. My OS is the Ultimate Edition and is 64 bit. So I made
the following changes to the file:
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup"
processorArchitecture="x64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"
language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS"
xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State";
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance";>
<Display>
<ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>
<DPI>120</DPI>
<HorizontalResolution>800</HorizontalResolution>
<RefreshRate>72</RefreshRate>
<VerticalResolution>600</VerticalResolution>
</Display>
<ComputerName>*</ComputerName>
<TimeZone>Eastern Standard Time</TimeZone>
<ProductKey>MyProductKeyforUltimate</ProductKey>
</component>
However, I'm still having the same issue, but the message has slightly changed:
Windows could not parse or process unattend answer file
[C:\Windows\Panther\unattend.xml] for pass [specialize]. The answer file is
invalid.
Can you think of what else I might need to change?
Thanks again,
Patrick
On Mar 23, 2011, at 2:59 PM, Hartl, Gerhard L. wrote:
> VCL 2.2 does use a unattend.xml for sysprep. It is located at
> /usr/local/tools/Windows_7/Utilities/Sysprep/Unattend.xml.
>
> Are you imaging Win7 x64 or x86? What version? Enterprise, Pro, Ultimate,
> etc? The key provided is for the Enterprise edition and would fail if you
> are trying to create a Win 7 Pro image. Also the processorArchitecture must
> equal the architecture you are trying to image.
>
>
>
> This is the section that is apparently your issue:
>
> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" 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";>
> - <Display>
> <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>
> <DPI>120</DPI>
> <HorizontalResolution>800</HorizontalResolution>
> <RefreshRate>72</RefreshRate>
> <VerticalResolution>600</VerticalResolution>
> </Display>
> <ComputerName>*</ComputerName>
> <TimeZone>Eastern Standard Time</TimeZone>
> <ProductKey>33PXH-7Y6KF-2VJC9-XBBR8-HVTHH</ProductKey>
> </component>
>
>
>
> - Gerhard
> Old Dominion University
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexander Patterson [mailto:alexander.patter...@csueastbay.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:20 PM
> To: vcl-user@incubator.apache.org
> Subject: Re: windows 7 sysprep???
>
> Hello Patrick,
>
> Windows 7 doesn't use sysprep. This is only used in Windows XP.
>
> Check in your php table under Imagemeta for your Windows 7 image id # that
> your using that sysprep is set to 0 then give that a try.
>
> For example
>
> Your Image Id =6
> CheckUser =1
> Subimage = 1
> Sysprep = 0
>
> -Alex
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 11:14 AM, James Patrick Sigmon <jpsig...@ncsu.edu>
> wrote:
>> Hey Guys,
>>
>> I've run into a problem with captured windows 7 images. They seem to
>> capture fine, but when you make a reservation for them they time out at the
>> "ssh step." Looking at the console, I can see why. There is a pop-up box
>> that reads:
>>
>> "Windows could not parse or process the unattended answer file for pass
>> [specialize]. The settings specified in the answer file cannot be applied.
>> The error was detected while processing settings for component
>> [Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup].
>>
>> I've been frantically searching for a generic answer to this, and it sounds
>> like to could be a sysprep issue, however, the image is a virtual machine.
>>
>> I'm still searching for solutions on my own, but I thought it would be best
>> to go ahead and post this issue as our pilot went live and I'm trying to
>> figure this out ASAP.
>>
>> Any help is much appreciated,
>>
>> -Patrick Sigmon
>
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Alex Patterson
> User Support Services
> Operating System Analyst
> California State University, East Bay
