Hi All. Have a number of Windows 7 Pro laptops in the field that I would rather not have to do a full reimage if at all possible. Was checking into upgrading the version of Windows 7 to Enterprise. I've looked into options with "unattend.xml"
and found one section named "UpgradeData" and set the value to true. I read on TechNet that this is the only section of the unattend file that needs to be setup for an automated upgrade.
So, then I move on and attempt to test with the Win7 Enterprise DVD extracted ISO. I've attempted to run this from the FullOS and from WinPE.
FullOS: Run setup.exe /unattend:<name of unattend file>
Result: Tells me image not found. If I use the "/unattend" switch with the "/installpath" switch and specify the image, get the same error. If I just use the "/installpath" switch, I don't get the error which
tells me it may be something with the unattend?
WinPE: Run setup.exe /unattend:<name of unattend file>
Result: Installation starts in "installation" mode and requires user interaction. You can't even choose upgrade.
Here's the unattend file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
<settings pass="windowsPE">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<UpgradeData>
<Upgrade>true</Upgrade>
<WillShowUI>Never</WillShowUI>
</UpgradeData>
</component>
</settings>
</unattend>
The ultimate goal is to fold this into a task sequence and add TPM activation/encryption steps (which I already have working). Anything I'm doing wrong with the above methodology/configuration?
Thanks for any help.
-TenTon
