sysprep.inf not being used

[fafster]

What am I doing wrong?

Ran setupmgr.exe and filled in all the stuff I needed.
Copied the sysprep folder to the required machine, and ran sysprep.exe.
Ticked the box for mini setup, and clicked reseal.
Reboot.

I then get asked to fill in the things like product key and username again. Which is what the sysprep.inf file is there for.

Grrr.

[Michael]

You should create a folder called C:\Sysprep, copy all sysprep files here and include the answer file sysprep.inf in the root of C:\Sysprep. If you have done that, I suspect there may be a problem with the answer file itself.

[Gibbo]

Shouldn't Sysprep automatucally create the C:\SYSPREP folder?

All you have to do is copy the files:

C:\WINDOWS\DEPLOY\FACTORY.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\DEPLOY\SETUPCL.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\DEPLOY\SYSPREP.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\DEPLOY\SYSPREP.INF

From C:\WINDOWS\DEPLOY to C:\SYSPREP

[Michael]

Shouldn't Sysprep automatucally create the C:\SYSPREP folder?

I normally extract Sysprep from the disc I'm using, so yes, that's why I create C:\Sysprep which is then deleted once complete.

[fafster]

Yeah, I've done all the above, so I'm now playing with various things to see if I can work out what's happened.

[fafster]

Ok, I have it working now. All unattended, all lovely.

I have a query though: If I run it once, it runs without issue. However, if I run it again immediately after (with the sysprep.ini file still in the folder) it will ask me for the details like I mentioned in the first post.

Could anyone explain to me why it does this?

Ta.