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Hi all... Hair is being pulled out!... please help.

 

 

I'm deploying a Win10 1607 Enterprise LTSB image.

 

I have images captured with WDS which when deployed via WDS refuse to answer my .xml file.

(These images have been created manually and not with installed, configured or captured with MDT.)

 

 

 

The images are sysprepped with: sysprep.exe /shutdown /oobe /generalize / (and with or without) /unattend:%local path to unnattend.xml%.

 

What am I doing wrong here:

 

Boot image isn't being selected at PXE boot.

 

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No .xml configuration is being applied

 

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Setup prompts for boot image selection, install image, disk configuration etc etc still !!!!!!

 

 

Where am I going wrong?

 

 

Big cheers in advance

 

 

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data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="180531" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><cpi:offlineimage cpi:source="wim://server/reminst/exports/win%2010%20ent%20ltsb%201607%20vanilla%20exported.wim[color=#FF0000]#Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB - Vanilla" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi"></cpi:offlineimage></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> Replacing spaces with %20 seems to have got the image picking up the answer file. How infuriating!!!!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> My last issue is that upon deployment its still showing the disk configuration screen. I've been over and over the .xml and I'm 100% it's correct.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Does it matter that I'm installing on a VM ?? Can't see why.</p> <span class='ipsType_reset ipsType_medium ipsType_light' data-excludequote> <strong>Edited <time datetime='2018-10-12T14:56:27Z' title='12/10/18 14:56' data-short='7 yr'>October 12, 2018</time> by mikkydoos</strong> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <a id='findComment-1632353'></a> <a id='comment-1632353'></a> <article id='elComment_1632353' class='cPost ipsBox ipsResponsive_pull ipsComment ipsComment_parent ipsClearfix ipsClear ipsColumns ipsColumns_noSpacing ipsColumns_collapsePhone '> <div class='cAuthorPane_mobile ipsResponsive_showPhone'> <div class='cAuthorPane_photo'> <div class='cAuthorPane_photoWrap'> <a href="https://www.edugeek.net/profile/24257-duke5a/" rel="nofollow" data-ipsHover data-ipsHover-width="370" data-ipsHover-target="https://www.edugeek.net/profile/24257-duke5a/?do=hovercard" class="ipsUserPhoto ipsUserPhoto_large" title="Go to Duke5A's profile"> <img 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I've got a few different answer files. I've got two client unattended files (one for UEFI and one for BIOS) that only contain settings that pertain to WDS initial questions after PXE booting, and one more for the image itself. Here are the two I use for client booting:</p><p> </p><p> BIOS x64</p><p> </p><pre class="ipsCode"> true 1 Primary true NTFS Local Disk C 1 1 0 true 0 1 </pre><div></div><p></p><p> </p><p> UEFI x64</p><p> </p><pre class="ipsCode"> false 1 EFI 400 true 2 Primary 0 true OnError 0 2 </pre><div></div><p></p><p> </p><p> With the above the initial disk and partition questions are answered. The answer file that is specific to the image is applied to the image properties in WDS. 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Yes, I have one .xml that takes care of the pre-install config then another for post install.</p><p> </p><p> I notice in your disk configuration, you don't specify the 'system' partition whereas my WSIM does.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <createpartition wcm:action="add"></createpartition></p><p> <order>1</order></p><p> <size>500</size></p><p> <type>Primary</type></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> I'll try your config without.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> EDIT:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Hhhhmm. Your config with the system partiton works, although it doesn't create the system partition that would be during a manual install. I dont know if that would be a problem when it came to later.</p><p> </p><p> How odd !?!?!?</p> <span class='ipsType_reset ipsType_medium ipsType_light' data-excludequote> <strong>Edited <time datetime='2018-10-15T10:57:24Z' title='15/10/18 10:57' data-short='7 yr'>October 15, 2018</time> by mikkydoos</strong> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <a id='findComment-1632691'></a> <a id='comment-1632691'></a> <article id='elComment_1632691' class='cPost ipsBox ipsResponsive_pull ipsComment ipsComment_parent ipsClearfix ipsClear ipsColumns ipsColumns_noSpacing ipsColumns_collapsePhone '> <div class='cAuthorPane_mobile ipsResponsive_showPhone'> <div class='cAuthorPane_photo'> <div class='cAuthorPane_photoWrap'> <a href="https://www.edugeek.net/profile/10453-mikkydoos/" rel="nofollow" data-ipsHover data-ipsHover-width="370" data-ipsHover-target="https://www.edugeek.net/profile/10453-mikkydoos/?do=hovercard" class="ipsUserPhoto ipsUserPhoto_large" title="Go to mikkydoos's profile"> 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really stumping me..</p><p> </p><p> According to MS this should be the correct config for BIOS disk partitioning for Windows 10 and Server 2016:</p><p> </p><p> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p> <diskconfiguration></diskconfiguration></p><p> <disk wcm:action="add"></disk></p><p> <createpartitions></createpartitions></p><p> <createpartition wcm:action="add"></createpartition></p><p> <extend>false</extend></p><p> <order>1</order></p><p> <size>500</size></p><p> <type>Primary</type></p><p> </p><p> <createpartition wcm:action="add"></createpartition></p><p> <extend>true</extend></p><p> <order>2</order></p><p> <type>Primary</type></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <modifypartitions></modifypartitions></p><p> <modifypartition wcm:action="add"></modifypartition></p><p> <active>true</active></p><p> <format>NTFS</format></p><p> <label>System Reserved</label></p><p> <order>1</order></p><p> <partitionid>1</partitionid></p><p> </p><p> <modifypartition wcm:action="add"></modifypartition></p><p> <format>NTFS</format></p><p> <label>Windows</label></p><p> <letter>C</letter></p><p> <order>2</order></p><p> <partitionid>2</partitionid></p><p> <active>false</active></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <diskid>0</diskid></p><p> <willwipedisk>true</willwipedisk></p><p> </p><p> <willshowui>OnError</willshowui></p><p> </p><p> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p> </p><p> But I can only get this to not prompt the disk config screen--&gt; not specifying the system reserved partition.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p> </p><p> <diskconfiguration></diskconfiguration></p><p> <disk wcm:action="add"></disk></p><p> <createpartitions></createpartitions></p><p> <createpartition wcm:action="add"></createpartition></p><p> <extend>true</extend></p><p> <order>1</order></p><p> 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Yes, I have one .xml that takes care of the pre-install config then another for post install.<p> </p><p> I notice in your disk configuration, you don't specify the 'system' partition whereas my WSIM does.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <createpartition wcm:action="add"></createpartition></p><p> <order>1</order></p><p> <size>500</size></p><p> <type>Primary</type></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> I'll try your config without.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> EDIT:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Hhhhmm. Your config with the system partiton works, although it doesn't create the system partition that would be during a manual install. I dont know if that would be a problem when it came to later.</p><p> </p><p> How odd !?!?!?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> That config for BIOS booting that lacks the system reserved partition has been what I've used for years now. Windows 7, 8 and 10. I only added it when I needed to make a UEFI configuration. 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Hair is being pulled out!... please help. \u00a0 \u00a0 \nI\u0027m deploying a Win10 1607 Enterprise LTSB image. \u00a0 \nI have images captured with WDS which when deployed via WDS refuse to answer my .xml file. \n(These images have been created manually and not with installed, configured or captured with MDT.) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \nThe images are sysprepped with: sysprep.exe /shutdown /oobe /generalize / (and with or without) /unattend:%local path to unnattend.xml%. \u00a0 \nWhat am I doing wrong here: \u00a0 \nBoot image isn\u0027t being selected at PXE boot. \u00a0 \n \u00a0 \u00a0 \nNo .xml configuration is being applied \u00a0 \n [ATTACH=CONFIG]50533[/ATTACH] \u00a0 \u00a0 \nSetup prompts for boot image selection, install image, disk configuration etc etc still !!!!!! \u00a0 \u00a0 \nWhere am I going wrong? \u00a0 \u00a0 \nBig cheers in advance \u00a0 \u00a0 \n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \n \n \n \n \n \n en-GB \n \n en-GB \n en-GB \n en-GB \n en-GB \n en-GB \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1 \n 500 \n Primary \n \n \n true \n 2 \n Primary \n \n \n \n \n true \n NTFS \n System \n 1 \n 1 \n \n \n NTFS \n OS \n C \n 2 \n 2 \n \n \n 0 \n true \n \n OnError \n \n \n \n \n 0 \n 2 \n \n \n \n \n \n OnError \n XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX \n \n true \n MySchool \n MySchool \n \n \n \n \n mydomain.com \n XXXXXXXXXXX \n UserAdmin \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GMT Standard Time \n \n \n \n \n en-GB \n en-GB \n en-GB \n en-GB \n en-GB \n \n \n \n true \n true \n true \n true \n 3 \n \n \n \n \n \n XXXXXXXXXXXXXX \n true \n \n User \n User \n Administrators \n User \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ", "dateCreated": "2018-10-11T08:47:06+0000", "datePublished": "2018-10-11T08:47:06+0000", "dateModified": "2018-10-15T15:39:03+0000", "image": "https://www.edugeek.net/uploads/monthly_2025_03/avatar11262_2.thumb.gif.ea9a845ecacb2e735eca9fdf5feeaa84.gif", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "mikkydoos", "image": "https://www.edugeek.net/uploads/monthly_2025_03/avatar11262_2.thumb.gif.ea9a845ecacb2e735eca9fdf5feeaa84.gif", "url": "https://www.edugeek.net/profile/10453-mikkydoos/" }, "interactionStatistic": [ { "@type": "InteractionCounter", "interactionType": "http://schema.org/ViewAction", "userInteractionCount": 4072 }, { "@type": "InteractionCounter", "interactionType": "http://schema.org/CommentAction", "userInteractionCount": 7 }, { "@type": "InteractionCounter", "interactionType": "http://schema.org/FollowAction", "userInteractionCount": 5 } ], "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "DiscussionForumPosting", "@id": "https://www.edugeek.net/forums/topic/180531-windows-10-answer-files-put-me-out-of-my-misery/", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://www.edugeek.net/#website" }, "publisher": { "@id": "https://www.edugeek.net/#organization", "member": { "@type": "Person", "name": "mikkydoos", "image": "https://www.edugeek.net/uploads/monthly_2025_03/avatar11262_2.thumb.gif.ea9a845ecacb2e735eca9fdf5feeaa84.gif", "url": "https://www.edugeek.net/profile/10453-mikkydoos/" } }, "url": "https://www.edugeek.net/forums/topic/180531-windows-10-answer-files-put-me-out-of-my-misery/", "discussionUrl": "https://www.edugeek.net/forums/topic/180531-windows-10-answer-files-put-me-out-of-my-misery/", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.edugeek.net/forums/topic/180531-windows-10-answer-files-put-me-out-of-my-misery/" }, "pageStart": 1, "pageEnd": 1, "comment": [ { "@type": "Comment", "@id": "https://www.edugeek.net/forums/topic/180531-windows-10-answer-files-put-me-out-of-my-misery/#comment-1631959", "url": "https://www.edugeek.net/forums/topic/180531-windows-10-answer-files-put-me-out-of-my-misery/#comment-1631959", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "HobGoblin", "image": "https://www.edugeek.net/applications/core/interface/email/default_photo.png", "url": "https://www.edugeek.net/profile/74580-hobgoblin/" }, "dateCreated": "2018-10-11T16:42:56+0000", "text": "Answer file validates okay for me, is it because there are spaces in the file path of the answer file? Every image that I see online of the \"Enable unattended installation\" page has no spaces in there.", "upvoteCount": 1 }, { "@type": "Comment", "@id": "https://www.edugeek.net/forums/topic/180531-windows-10-answer-files-put-me-out-of-my-misery/#comment-1632051", "url": "https://www.edugeek.net/forums/topic/180531-windows-10-answer-files-put-me-out-of-my-misery/#comment-1632051", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "mikkydoos", "image": "https://www.edugeek.net/uploads/monthly_2025_03/avatar11262_2.thumb.gif.ea9a845ecacb2e735eca9fdf5feeaa84.gif", "url": "https://www.edugeek.net/profile/10453-mikkydoos/" }, "dateCreated": "2018-10-12T07:52:11+0000", "text": "Cheers for checking the validation @HobGoblin. I\u0027ll check that. I have a feeling I read something along those lines.", "upvoteCount": 0 }, { "@type": "Comment", "@id": "https://www.edugeek.net/forums/topic/180531-windows-10-answer-files-put-me-out-of-my-misery/#comment-1632301", "url": "https://www.edugeek.net/forums/topic/180531-windows-10-answer-files-put-me-out-of-my-misery/#comment-1632301", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "mikkydoos", "image": "https://www.edugeek.net/uploads/monthly_2025_03/avatar11262_2.thumb.gif.ea9a845ecacb2e735eca9fdf5feeaa84.gif", "url": "https://www.edugeek.net/profile/10453-mikkydoos/" }, "dateCreated": "2018-10-12T14:13:04+0000", "text": "Update: \u00a0 \n \u00a0 \u00a0 \nReplacing spaces with %20 seems to have got the image picking up the answer file. How infuriating!!!! \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \nMy last issue is that upon deployment its still showing the disk configuration screen. I\u0027ve been over and over the .xml and I\u0027m 100% it\u0027s correct. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \nDoes it matter that I\u0027m installing on a VM ?? Can\u0027t see why. ", "upvoteCount": 0 }, { "@type": "Comment", "@id": "https://www.edugeek.net/forums/topic/180531-windows-10-answer-files-put-me-out-of-my-misery/#comment-1632353", "url": "https://www.edugeek.net/forums/topic/180531-windows-10-answer-files-put-me-out-of-my-misery/#comment-1632353", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Duke5A", "image": "https://www.edugeek.net/uploads/monthly_2025_03/avatar27335_3.thumb.gif.2d99fa84d2990fecad7cc02e4d52a156.gif", "url": "https://www.edugeek.net/profile/24257-duke5a/" }, "dateCreated": "2018-10-12T15:36:16+0000", "text": "Sounds like you\u0027re building and deploying images the same way I do. I\u0027ve got a few different answer files. I\u0027ve got two client unattended files (one for UEFI and one for BIOS) that only contain settings that pertain to WDS initial questions after PXE booting, and one more for the image itself. Here are the two I use for client booting: \u00a0 \nBIOS x64 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n true\n 1\n Primary\n \n \n \n \n true\n NTFS\n Local Disk\n C\n 1\n 1\n \n \n 0\n true\n \n \n \n \n \n 0\n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \u00a0 \nUEFI x64 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n false\n 1\n EFI\n 400\n \n \n true\n 2\n Primary\n \n \n 0\n true\n \n OnError\n \n \n \n \n 0\n 2\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \u00a0 \nWith the above the initial disk and partition questions are answered. The answer file that is specific to the image is applied to the image properties in WDS. Hope this helps... ", "upvoteCount": 1 }, { "@type": "Comment", "@id": "https://www.edugeek.net/forums/topic/180531-windows-10-answer-files-put-me-out-of-my-misery/#comment-1632556", "url": "https://www.edugeek.net/forums/topic/180531-windows-10-answer-files-put-me-out-of-my-misery/#comment-1632556", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "mikkydoos", "image": "https://www.edugeek.net/uploads/monthly_2025_03/avatar11262_2.thumb.gif.ea9a845ecacb2e735eca9fdf5feeaa84.gif", "url": "https://www.edugeek.net/profile/10453-mikkydoos/" }, "dateCreated": "2018-10-15T08:15:23+0000", "text": "Thanks for posting that @Duke5A. Yes, I have one .xml that takes care of the pre-install config then another for post install. \u00a0 \nI notice in your disk configuration, you don\u0027t specify the \u0027system\u0027 partition whereas my WSIM does. \u00a0 \u00a0 \n \n 1 \n 500 \n Primary \n \u00a0 \u00a0 \nI\u0027ll try your config without. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \nEDIT: \u00a0 \u00a0 \nHhhhmm. Your config with the system partiton works, although it doesn\u0027t create the system partition that would be during a manual install. I dont know if that would be a problem when it came to later. \u00a0 \nHow odd !?!?!? ", "upvoteCount": 0 }, { "@type": "Comment", "@id": "https://www.edugeek.net/forums/topic/180531-windows-10-answer-files-put-me-out-of-my-misery/#comment-1632691", "url": "https://www.edugeek.net/forums/topic/180531-windows-10-answer-files-put-me-out-of-my-misery/#comment-1632691", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "mikkydoos", "image": "https://www.edugeek.net/uploads/monthly_2025_03/avatar11262_2.thumb.gif.ea9a845ecacb2e735eca9fdf5feeaa84.gif", "url": "https://www.edugeek.net/profile/10453-mikkydoos/" }, "dateCreated": "2018-10-15T11:58:34+0000", "text": "Right this is really stumping me.. \u00a0 \nAccording to MS this should be the correct config for BIOS disk partitioning for Windows 10 and Server 2016: \u00a0 \n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ \n \n \n \n \n false \n 1 \n 500 \n Primary \n \n \n true \n 2 \n Primary \n \n \n \n \n true \n NTFS \n System Reserved \n 1 \n 1 \n \n \n NTFS \n Windows \n C \n 2 \n 2 \n false \n \n \n 0 \n true \n \n OnError \n \n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ \u00a0 \nBut I can only get this to not prompt the disk config screen--\u0026gt; not specifying the system reserved partition. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ \u00a0 \n \n \n \n \n true \n 1 \n Primary \n \n \n \n \n true \n NTFS \n Local Disk \n C \n 1 \n 1 \n \n \n 0 \n true \n \n \u00a0 \n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \u00a0 \u00a0 \nWtf ?? ", "upvoteCount": 0 }, { "@type": "Comment", "@id": "https://www.edugeek.net/forums/topic/180531-windows-10-answer-files-put-me-out-of-my-misery/#comment-1632779", "url": "https://www.edugeek.net/forums/topic/180531-windows-10-answer-files-put-me-out-of-my-misery/#comment-1632779", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Duke5A", "image": "https://www.edugeek.net/uploads/monthly_2025_03/avatar27335_3.thumb.gif.2d99fa84d2990fecad7cc02e4d52a156.gif", "url": "https://www.edugeek.net/profile/24257-duke5a/" }, "dateCreated": "2018-10-15T15:39:03+0000", "text": "That config for BIOS booting that lacks the system reserved partition has been what I\u0027ve used for years now. Windows 7, 8 and 10. I only added it when I needed to make a UEFI configuration. The only other usage for it is Bit Locker from what I read, but I\u0027ve never had any issues encrypting installs without it. 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