Guys,
I need some help please! What I would like to do is this:
1) Create custom Windows 8.1 image, which includes things like Office 2013 and perhaps 1 or 2 other general applications, as well as custom Metro look (by removing many default apps)
2) Use WinToGo wizard on my Windows 8.1 Enterprise to create my Win8.1ToGo USB stick, using my custom .wim file
3) I will want to then use a cloning software to make copies of this so I can produce many more sticks.
4) When I then boot into my Win8.1ToGo USB stick I do not want to see any of the 9 initial screens you normally get, i.e. "Personalise", "License Terms", "Settings" etc (I'm assuming an answer file will take care of this).
5) At the end of this I want to be booted into the Win8.1ToGo Desktop so I can use a custom script to do things like name the machine, and add it to the domain. I cannot and do not want to use Task Sequence to do this.
I have not been able to find anything on how to create the unattend file for what I want. Is there an official/supported/recommended process for the above, or am I on the right track?
What I have tried so far is using MDT2013 and the install.wim from the Win8.1 ISO to create a basic deployment share and a basic Task Sequence. I have then tried using the unattend.xml that was created from C:\Deployment\Control\Win81DEPLOY\Unattend.xml and dropped it onto the Win8.1ToGo stick under \Windows\System32\Sysprep. Booting from the Win8.1ToGo stick then gives me an error: "Windows could not parse or process the unattend answer file for pass [specialize].....The error was detected while processing settings for component Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup.
The install.wim used in my MDT2013 is the same install.wim I used to create the Win8.1ToGo stick (from the ISO). What am I doing wrong? The unattend has no errors and validates ok.
Would appreciate any suggestions you may have.
Many thanks
I need some help please! What I would like to do is this:
1) Create custom Windows 8.1 image, which includes things like Office 2013 and perhaps 1 or 2 other general applications, as well as custom Metro look (by removing many default apps)
2) Use WinToGo wizard on my Windows 8.1 Enterprise to create my Win8.1ToGo USB stick, using my custom .wim file
3) I will want to then use a cloning software to make copies of this so I can produce many more sticks.
4) When I then boot into my Win8.1ToGo USB stick I do not want to see any of the 9 initial screens you normally get, i.e. "Personalise", "License Terms", "Settings" etc (I'm assuming an answer file will take care of this).
5) At the end of this I want to be booted into the Win8.1ToGo Desktop so I can use a custom script to do things like name the machine, and add it to the domain. I cannot and do not want to use Task Sequence to do this.
I have not been able to find anything on how to create the unattend file for what I want. Is there an official/supported/recommended process for the above, or am I on the right track?
What I have tried so far is using MDT2013 and the install.wim from the Win8.1 ISO to create a basic deployment share and a basic Task Sequence. I have then tried using the unattend.xml that was created from C:\Deployment\Control\Win81DEPLOY\Unattend.xml and dropped it onto the Win8.1ToGo stick under \Windows\System32\Sysprep. Booting from the Win8.1ToGo stick then gives me an error: "Windows could not parse or process the unattend answer file for pass [specialize].....The error was detected while processing settings for component Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup.
The install.wim used in my MDT2013 is the same install.wim I used to create the Win8.1ToGo stick (from the ISO). What am I doing wrong? The unattend has no errors and validates ok.
Would appreciate any suggestions you may have.
Many thanks
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1