WDS question

K_Roll · **Joined:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:09 am **Posts:** 5

I've just started using WDS to automate Windows 7 deployment (I want it fully unattanded, joined to domain, etc) but it always prompts me for disk configuration. I've specified the disk layout I want and set WillShowUI to Never but it always prompts. What am I doing wrong? I've searched and found various snippets from ImageUnnattend.XML files but none of them work for me.

cocker · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:57 am

You also need to specify where to install the image (which disk and partition), that's probably what it's asking for. I can't remember which component it's under though sorry.

K_Roll · **Joined:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:09 am **Posts:** 5

I tried that but it still prompts me. What else can I try?

dave.webb · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:27 pm

Here is a snippet from my WDSUnnattend.XML file. It wipes the disk and creates a single partition to fill the disk, then installs to that partition.

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            <ImageInstall>
                <OSImage>
                    <InstallTo>
                        <DiskID>0</DiskID>
                        <PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
                    </InstallTo>
                    <WillShowUI>Never</WillShowUI>
                </OSImage>
            </ImageInstall>
            <DiskConfiguration>
                <Disk wcm:action="add">
                    <DiskID>0</DiskID>
                    <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
                    <CreatePartitions>
                        <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Type>Primary</Type>
                            <Order>1</Order>
                            <Extend>true</Extend>
                        </CreatePartition>
                    </CreatePartitions>
                    <ModifyPartitions>
                        <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Active>true</Active>
                            <Extend>false</Extend>
                            <Format>NTFS</Format>
                            <Label>System</Label>
                            <Letter>C</Letter>
                            <Order>1</Order>
                            <PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
                        </ModifyPartition>
                    </ModifyPartitions>
                </Disk>
                <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
            </DiskConfiguration>

K_Roll · **Joined:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:09 am **Posts:** 5

Damn, I was close but not quite close enough. Thanks for sharing your config with me.

I have another WDS question but will start a new thread.

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