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Dan
Asked: 2012-04-03 10:34:13 +0800 CST

Editing Sysprep Unattend.xml after Sysprep

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I have an image of a Server 2008 R2 system which has been Sysprepped and was shutdown prior to its first boot. Now, it would seem I screwed the XML file up as it fails halfway through the Serialize section when booted. (To be clear, it fails on the boot after taking the image)

What I'm wondering is, can I alter the Unattend.xml file at this stage using my ability to directly manipulate the saved image?

If so, do I edit the original (In the sysprep directory) or is it transferred elsewhere?

windows-server-2008-r2 sysprep

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    The unattend.xml file may be in either of:

    • C:\Windows\Panther\
    • C:\Windows\Panther\unattend\

    inside the image.

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    1. Mount the sysprep'd image as a VHD on a VM or if it's captured as a WIM them mount the WIM to a newly created empty directory
    2. Navigate to C:\Windows\Panther and update the XML file in-place
    3. Dismount the WIM file and save allowing it to be used again or else edit the XML file on the VHD directly allowing over-write

    This would resolve your issue.

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