Unattended windows vista install

Privacy policy. The Windows Unattended Setup Reference provides a complete listing of all the settings that you can use to automate the configuration and the deployment of Windows Each Windows component includes settings that can be used to create an unattended-installation answer file. Each setting in a component is listed in its own individual topic.

If an element contains a value, valid value types are described and XML examples are given. Click Yes to create the catalog file. Windows SIM creates the file based on the image file, and saves it to the same folder as the image file.

This process can take several minutes. The catalog file appears in the Windows Image pane. Windows SIM lists the configurable components and packages in that image. If you open an existing answer file, you might be prompted to associate the answer file with the image.

Click Yes. Set the device to automatically boot to audit mode :. Prepare a script to run after Audit mode begins. In the AsynchronousCommand Properties pane, in the Settings section, add the following values:. Add a registry key. You now need to create the autounattend.

It replaces the Setup Manager that was used for previous Windows operating system's unattended installations. At first, using WSIM is a little daunting.

There is so much to choose from, multiple panes to look at and rather mediocre documentation. You are going to have to play around and experiment with this. The instructions here will help you create a basic Vista unattended installation. If this is the first time you are creating an autounattend. The install. Choose the version you want to work with from the list. These instructions are based on Vista Ultimate, but you could also choose Vista Business.

You will then be prompted to create a Catalog file, choose Yes. The catalog file is like an inventory of what is in the image. You only have to choose your version and create a catalog once. If you want to work with another version of Vista, you will need to go through the process again. Now that you have WSIM open, chosen a version of Vista, and a catalog file has been created, you can create your autounattend. The autounattend. WSIM will automatically create a file named autounattend. This section has all the "components" of the unattended install.

Depending on what you want your unattended install to do, you choose the needed components, from the Components list, to accomplish this. We will do the following in this unattended install. Note: Dark Blue lines are required components. WSIM requires a minimum set of components and settings to run the autounattend. To see the actual components and settings used, click here to see the final autounattend.

Adding Components in the autounattended. Likewise, you don't have to fill in every available setting for every component. Just the ones you need and any required ones. These too can be added the same way. Right click and choose the pass you want to add it to. This is going to the be same pass you added the parent component to. Windows Vista uses this. Vista will automatically look for an autounattend.

Look on the bottom right pane and you can see if there are any problems with your answer file in the Messages pane. What happens if I don't install a download manager? Why should I install the Microsoft Download Manager? In this case, you will have to download the files individually. You would have the opportunity to download individual files on the "Thank you for downloading" page after completing your download. Files larger than 1 GB may take much longer to download and might not download correctly.

You might not be able to pause the active downloads or resume downloads that have failed. Back Next. Details Version:. File Name:.