MDT Litetouch + Windows ThinPC = Unattend Error
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Thursday, July 07, 2011 4:09 AM
I am trying to deploy a copy of Windows ThinPC through MDT using a Standard Client Task Sequence in MDT 2010 Update 1. It is based off of Windows Embedded Standard 7. I created the same type of task sequence that I have done for Windows 7 x64 which works fine on that OS.
Here is the error I am receiving from Install Windows during the Intall Oprtating System phase:
Windows could not parse or process unattend answer file [C:\MININT\unattend.xml] for pass [windowsPE]. A component or setting specified in the answer file does not exist.
I would like to know if anyone has gotten this to work. I tried using the recommended settings in SIM from here (http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/F/2/EF2893CF-A973-45F5-8DE0-757EBACC5324/Windows%20Thin%20PC%20Basic%20Deployment%20Guide%20v1%200.pdf) in the windowsPE section but that did not help. I imported the operating system into MDT successfully and the metadata has been filled out in the properties.
Answers
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Thursday, July 07, 2011 4:47 AMOwner
You have to remove the <UpgradeData> node from the unattend.xml file as that isn't valid for Windows ThinPC.
We have added logic in MDT 2012 Beta 1 to handle this automatically.
-Michael Niehaus
Senior Software Development Engineer
mniehaus@microsoft.com
http://blogs.technet.com/mniehaus- Marked As Answer by minion01 Thursday, July 07, 2011 6:57 AM
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Thursday, July 07, 2011 4:47 AMOwner
You have to remove the <UpgradeData> node from the unattend.xml file as that isn't valid for Windows ThinPC.
We have added logic in MDT 2012 Beta 1 to handle this automatically.
-Michael Niehaus
Senior Software Development Engineer
mniehaus@microsoft.com
http://blogs.technet.com/mniehaus- Marked As Answer by minion01 Thursday, July 07, 2011 6:57 AM
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Thursday, July 07, 2011 6:58 AM
Thanks Michael,
This fixed the error.
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:59 AMThanks Michael, your solution helped me as well =) Kind regards Nico Davis

