A component or setting specified in the answer file does not exist. Windows 7, like vista, uses an xml answer file to configure the os install. Nov 10, 2017 hello all, hoping that you have a nice day, i moved to it department at my company, dealing with several notebooks every day needing a fresh installation is a little bit hard and wasting a lot of time so i started to search how to automate the. How to use unattended mode to install and remove active. What makes this a unique windows licensing issue is the source of the win7 media and license key that im using.
Windows could not parse or process the unattend answer file for pass specialize october, 2014 by eiad alaqqad 1 comment i was at a customer which i have deployed vcloud automation center 6. Could not parse unattend answer file microsoftwindows. Friday, 15 days before, i worked in windows 7 using parellels 5 on a mac snow leopard desktop computer. Hello all, hoping that you have a nice day, i moved to it department at my company, dealing with several notebooks every day needing a fresh installation is a little bit hard and wasting a lot of time so i started to search how to automate the. Windows 10 unattend answer file for use with wds 2012 r2 hi, i am trying to create an unattend answer file for use with wds 2012 r2 that will answer some wizard steps and connect the windows 10 client to the domain using the name specified when it was approved in wds for deployment. Jan 19, 2017 run the parallels mac management for sccm. Can you stop desktop icons form appearing using unattend.
This issue occurs because the installation media contains an unattended setup file with an embedded product key. Recently ive bought a new imac retina 5k, 27inch, 2017 mac os high sierra 10. Vmware guest customization could not parse or process the unattend answer file. May 30, 20 to save others the trouble of messing with aik, i have created a batch file that will automatically generate the unattend.
Posted on june 29, 2015 by nerd drivel a lot of instructions on the net tell you how to use the answer file to create the base image for capturing but nothing in regards to installation. Our software and services protect against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently, enabling confidence wherever information is used or stored. Windows could not parse or process the unattend answer file for pass specialize the setting specified in the answer file hello, first time posting on the ms forums. Either remove the invalid key or provide a valid product key in the unattended answer file to proceed with windows installation. The unattend answer file contains an invalid product key comes up during the install of windows 7 home premium with 3 user license. I know for the reasons i listed above you cant edit an unattend file after you sysprep, but, yes sccm and wds can add the unattend file after the image capture process. The unattend answer file contains an invalid product key can. Supplier had given me incorrect product key, and install screen says the unattended answer file contains an invalid product key. This issue occurs because the installation media contains an unattended setup file with an. The final result is a build that includes full recovery capability, as most of these computers are used outside the office, some in remote locations. If the static configuration options provided by unattend.
To set a default computer name preoobe, oems can configure computername in the unattend. Whats neat about this is that even though you use the waiks wsim tool to edit and validate it, you can customize it and add your own sections for software packages etc. The unattend answer file contains an invalid product key. Waik is also a part of the microsoft deployment toolkit mdt. Unable to complete the installation of the operating system. You must be logged on as a local administrator for the computer to run this command. Copy the answer file into the image into the \windows\panther folder, and name it unattend. Hi there, for reasons i dont want to get into, im being asked if we can deploy chromium to machines and set specific settings without using group policy. Jul 23, 20 so the only thing different you would have to do in the unattend file is to remove the computer name section so that it assigns it a random name and to have it run a command that calls the script that sets all the above info. When i attempted to install windows 7 via parallels on the second user i ran into the answer file contains an invalid product key. Windows could not parse or process unattend answer file for pass. Windows could not parse or process the unattend answer file for pass. Windows cannot locate the disk and partition specified in the unattend answer files setting. Solution to the problem windows could not parse or process unattend answer file c.
For reference, my testing machine was an eightcore 2. I have a macbook pro that has parallels desktop 5 installed. It is not necessary to specify all the possible parameters and keys in the unattend. Msfn is made available via donations, subscriptions and advertising revenue. Either remove the invalid key or provide a valid product key in the unattend answer file to proceed with windows installation. Im currently studying for the windows 7 70680 exam and im trying to create an unattended. Parallels win7 unattend answer file error parallels forums. Note the placeholder represents the path of the answer file that will be used to install or remove ad ds. Nov 26, 2009 the unattend answer file contains an invalid product key comes up during the install of windows 7 home premium with 3 user license. Windows cannot read the productkey setting from the unattend answer file. Hi, im using dism to create a custom image, we use a vlk licence key to install but this isnt being accepted on the answer file. I needed to change the default language settings from enus to another. Windows cannot locate the disk and partit apple community. Jul 11, 20 solution to the problem windows could not parse or process unattend answer file c.
Jan 06, 2017 the issue here always applies to a problem with the unattend. Im running into the unattended answers file issue while trying to install windows 7 guest under parallels 10 on mac yosemite. Symantec helps consumers and organizations secure and manage their informationdriven world. The other thing i am going to attempt is to compare the xml file from a manual deploy from the template using that same os customization. After starting the first time using only one processor, and installing the parallels tools onto the bootcamp partition, i was able to quit parallels, and restart it after changing the configuration back to the full 8 processors without the bsod appearing. Jul 08, 2010 windows 7, like vista, uses an xml answer file to configure the os install. The panther folder is one of the folders where windows searches for an answer file.
Nov 08, 2009 the unattend answer file contains an invalid product key i am responsible for building, updating, converting, building a sysprepped windows 7 pro master and deploy it on my companys computers. Install windows aik on any compatible system, this doesnt need to be your base image system in fact it is better not to, however you can uninstall it after creating your unattend. Parallels mac management for sccm part 2 parallels proxy. Jul 21, 2014 really need help with windows 7 unattend. Osd failing with windows could not parse or process the.
The unattend answer file contains an invalid product key i am responsible for building, updating, converting, building a sysprepped windows 7 pro master and deploy it on my companys computers. Vmware guest customization could not parse or process the. Windows could not parse or process the unattend answer file for pass specialize. After that you can mount the vhdx file and insert the unattend. Note in windows 10, users can no longer enter a computer name during oobe as the name is autogenerated. I tried to put a new vm, with a new version of windows 7 and as key i wrote x. Dynamic configuration with serverside perl scripts sourceforge. I am trying to load fusion on mac running snow leopard. The answer file joins the computer to the domain and when the computer reboots it comes to the login screen for the domain. Oct 15, 2010 i tried to put a new vm, with a new version of windows 7 and as key i wrote x. Make sure parallels tools image file is connected to the virtual machine. Hi, im trying to deploy windows 7 using a custom task sequence on sccm 2007 r2. Jul 11, 2019 the unattend answer file contains an invalid product key.
To learn how to mount an image, see mount and modify a windows image using dism. Windows cannot read the productkey setting from the unattend. The disk is formatted correctly with gpt, it already has an existing install, i am just trying to do the unattend portion. Everything works fine, but i have one issue that just irritates me. Dynamic configuration with serverside perl scripts. I have this computer setup with two users and have successfully installed windows 7 home premium retail version 3 user lic on the one user. Unattended installation of parallels tools for windows virtual machines in parallels desktop 19 users found this article helpful. Leave the checkbox for configure parallels ticked and click finish when complete. So the only thing different you would have to do in the unattend file is to remove the computer name section so that it assigns it a random name and to have it run a command that calls the script that sets all the above info. To save others the trouble of messing with aik, i have created a batch file that will automatically generate the unattend. Windows guest install, unattended answer file unique. Please disable adblocking software or set an exception for msfn. Any suggestions to how to find this answer file discover answers on the unattend answer file contains an invalid product key cant install windows 7.
Windows could not parse or process the unattend answer file. Originally i had a basic task sequence that performed tasks such as formatingpartitioning the disk, applying the os image, windows settings, etc. Most of the section headers are predefined although some may be userdefined. Windows 10 unattend answer file for use with wds 2012 r2. Windows could not parse or process unattend answer file for. Computername specifies the computer name used to access the computer from the network. The settings specified in the answer file cannot be applied. If theres an existing answer file, replace it or use windows system image manager to editcombine settings if necessary. Oct 11, 2010 msfn is made available via donations, subscriptions and advertising revenue. It has wsim included, and wsim will help you author your unattend. Parallels desktop for mac standard edition 9 and older. The issue here always applies to a problem with the unattend.
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