Windows activation | MAK | WDS Deployment with WAIK / AutoUnattend.xml

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• Friday, July 22, 2011 1:44 PM

   

   
  

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  i solved this problem in a very simple way:

  i created two FirstLogonCommands in (7. oobeSystem | x86_Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup_neutral | FirstLogonCommands)

  the first one runs cscript C:\Windows\System32\Slmgr.vbs /ato which triggers the activation.

  but this works only when you login with an Administrator Account because slgmr.vbs needs Administrative rights for the activationprocess.

  in order to this i created an AutoLogon with an administrative user. (7. oobeSystem | x86_Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup_neutral | AutoLogon)

  I set the logonCount = 1 so it occurs just ones.

  the second FirstLogonCommand simply reboots the machine.

   

  we are done. everything works fine!

   

  Here are the mentioned parts in the xml file:

    <settings pass="oobeSystem">
      <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
        <OOBE>
          <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
          <HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
          <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
          <ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
        </OOBE>
        <UserAccounts>
          <AdministratorPassword>
            <Value>*removed*</Value>
            <PlainText>false</PlainText>
          </AdministratorPassword>
          <LocalAccounts>
            <LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
              <Password>
                <Value>*removed*</Value>
                <PlainText>false</PlainText>
              </Password>
              <DisplayName>*removed*</DisplayName>
              <Name>*removed*</Name>
              <Group>Administrators</Group>
            </LocalAccount>
          </LocalAccounts>
        </UserAccounts>
        <Display>
          <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>
          <HorizontalResolution>1680</HorizontalResolution>
          <VerticalResolution>1050</VerticalResolution>
        </Display>
        <RegisteredOrganization>*removed*</RegisteredOrganization>
        <RegisteredOwner>*removed*</RegisteredOwner>
        <TimeZone>W. Europe Standard Time</TimeZone>
        <ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>
        <FirstLogonCommands>
          <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
            <CommandLine>cscript c:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs /ato</CommandLine>
            <Description>activate windows</Description>
            <Order>1</Order>
            <RequiresUserInput>false</RequiresUserInput>
          </SynchronousCommand>
          <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
            <Order>2</Order>
            <CommandLine>shutdown -r -t 0 -f</CommandLine>
            <Description>shutdown after autologin</Description>
            <RequiresUserInput>false</RequiresUserInput>
          </SynchronousCommand>
        </FirstLogonCommands>
        <AutoLogon>
          <Password>
            <Value>*removed*=</Value>
            <PlainText>false</PlainText>
          </Password>
          <LogonCount>1</LogonCount>
          <Enabled>true</Enabled>
          <Username>WSB</Username>
          <Domain>*removed*</Domain>
        </AutoLogon>
      </component>
    </settings>
  

  
  
  
  

   

  • Marked As Answer by Joel_B Friday, July 22, 2011 1:44 PM
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• Thursday, June 07, 2012 7:19 PM

   

   
  

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  Thanks a bunch!

  for me though, I disabled the built-in administrator after the activation

  net user administrator /active:no

  and also, instead of rebooting, just logged off instead.

  shutdown -l -f

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