customsettings.ini

[browolf]

the other wds prob i have is i want to get rid of some stuff on the windows deployment wizard at the start of the process, certainly timezone and keyboard and domain. i've worked out how to mount the wim image using imagex and from what i can gather custom settings ought to be in a customsettings.ini but it doesnt exist in the wim image. should i just create one?, where do I put it?

(wds on server 2003 deploying xp pro)


nevermind we found it

[browolf]

I also discovered the first 2 screens of the wd wizard are in the bootstrap.ini, however when you update that you have to do a deployment pointupdate (NOT update(files)) in the deployment workbench and move the resutlant updated wim image to where its deployed from.

reference for all the possible settings in customsettings.ini is here:
Property Reference

you can just update customsettings.ini without any updates.

bootstrap.ini

[Settings]
Priority=Default

[Default]
DeployRoot=\\SERVER4\Distribution$
SkipBDDWelcome=YES
UserDomain=ACADEMIC
UserID=*****
UserPassword=****
KeyboardLocale=0809:00000809

customsettings.ini

[Settings]
Priority=Default
Properties=MyCustomProperty

[Default]
OSInstall=Y

UserDataLocation=NONE
SkipAppsOnUpgrade=NO
SkipCapture=YES
SkipAdminPassword=YES
SkipProductKey=YES
SkipBDDWelcome=YES

;added bits that might not work

UILanguage=en-GB
UserLocale=en-GB
KeyboardLocale=0809:00000809

;Added bits that work
SkipTimeZone=YES
TimeZone=085
TimeZoneName=Greenwich Mean Time

DomainAdmin=*****
DomainAdminDomain=Academic
DomainAdminPassword=*****

SkipDomainMembership=YES
JoinDomain=ACADEMIC

SkipUserData=YES

thought i'd post this up as an example of UK settings, as most examples on the net are US settings. nb: as long as the settings are present in the wizard, skip just makes pages not show.