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  • Thursday, August 23, 2012 7:49 AM
     
     
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    Hi,

    I created an image for windows 7 32-bit that i intend to deploy to other machines. the problem is when i deployed to another machine the product key license needs activation when the set up finished. is there any configuration that need to change in my answer file?

     

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  • Thursday, August 23, 2012 7:55 AM
     
     
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    In your unattend file you can add two "FirstLogonCommand" step that runs a script to run the activation.

    First commandline  to run:

    cscript //b c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX (windows 7 license key)

    Second commandline to run:

    cscript //b c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /ato

     
  • Thursday, August 23, 2012 9:40 AM
     
     
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    Hi Henrik,

    i got an error on specialize pass.

     
  • Friday, August 24, 2012 7:04 AM
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    Hi,


    Firstly, please let us know the following:


    1. Let us know how you deploy Windows 7.

    2. What is the type of the product key?

    3. Please let us know the detailed error information.


    Meanwhile, please collect MGADiag report of the machine which encountered error.


    MGADiag Tool

    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012


    Thanks.

    Jeremy Wu

    TechNet Community Support

     
  • Friday, August 24, 2012 12:30 PM
     
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    Hi, unless you are an OEM, yes, it *will* need activation. That's how MS designed it, so piracy is a bit harder to do ;)

    Don

     
  • Friday, August 24, 2012 5:41 PM
     
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    Does the user account logging on have administrative privileges? Henrik's solution is also the solution I would recommend and have experience using.

    Read more about firstlogoncommands here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722150(v=ws.10).aspx