I know this is an old page, but I am really hoping that I can get some kind of response from someone, as Google seems to be failing me.

Basically I am trying to edit the xp_unattend.xml so that it will create 2 hard disk partitions, a C: of 60gig and a D: using the rest of the space on the drive.

This is what the disk config section of my .xml file looks like:

OnError

1
Primary
true
60000

2
Logical
true

true
NTFS
WinXP
C
1
1

true
NTFS
Data
D
2
2

0
true

The problem I encounter is that this does not appear to actually do anything. I know that my xml file is being used, as it is automatically logging on to the domain for me, but the Hard Disk window still appears, and shows my entire drive as unallocated space.

If anyone can point me in the right direction, or see what I have done wrong, I would very much appreciate your feedback.

Thanks,

-Ben

Can you provide information on how to get NON-SYSPREP images to work (i.e. RIS copies of an XP CD)?

Any help is most appreciated!

Excellent guide!
But i am having some problems with the sysprep.inf. The file is properly deployed to the computer, but the sysprep isn’t prefilled with sysprep.inf, instad, som of the forms is filled with, for example %OrgName%, which isn’t definied in sysprep.inf.

Help!
How do i make sysprep listen to my sysprep.inf? When i sysprep the computer before creating image, i run sysprep /mini /reseal.

I read Microsoft-Windows-Setup is only Vista or higher compatible, but my boot image is vista anyway …

I use the two files described above to install XP and it works perfectly!

It would however be great if anyone knows how you edit the sysprep file so that you also will be able to define what OU the computer will end up in? I tried the following but the WDS just ignores it and instead uses the OU defined by the WDS.

[Identification]
JoinDomain = %MACHINEDOMAIN%
DoOldStyleDomainJoin = Yes
MachineObjectOU = “OU = WDSNotebooks,DC = mydomain,DC = net”

It would be really great if you could put Notebooks in one OU and Workstations in another.

BR
Rikard

i use this configuration:

[Identification]
JoinDomain=%MACHINEDOMAIN%
DoOldStyleDomainJoin=Yes

~ i think he tries to use the username, used to logon to the wds server (uses correct domainname), but it doesn’t work

when i give a specific username in the sysprep.inf it doesn’t work either..

[Identification]
JoinDomain=%MACHINEDOMAIN%
DoOldStyleDomainJoin=Yes
DomainAdmin=foo\bar
DomainAdminPassword=mypassword

any ideas?

thanks for your Article, it saved me alot of time ;)

but placing the sysprep.inf on the Reminst share dowsnt work for me. I simply put it on the client folder “sysprep” which i used for sysprep the Masterinstallation.

thx
Chris