Hello,

excuse-me for awakening a quite old post, I’m not asking for help but adding some contribution in case of someone else has same problem. I also had yesterday the same message when trying to capture a syspreped Windows 10 pro 1709 image (with Virtual Box)

I tried several basic steps suggested in this post, but the thing that simply worked for me was tu upgrade fog server… (It was not updated since two or three months)

I can’t reproduce the issue, but it can be a step to try before recreating a new Windows sysprep image

Thanks Tom,

I don’t find any product key staying in my unattend.xml file (the one in c:\windows\system32\sysprep)

Do you think the product key used for activating the Windows image can be the problem?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!--This answer file generated by RT Seven Lite-->
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
    <settings pass="windowsPE">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" 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">
            <SetupUILanguage>
                <UILanguage>fr-FR</UILanguage>
            </SetupUILanguage>
            <InputLocale>040c:0000040c</InputLocale>
            <UserLocale>fr-FR</UserLocale>
            <UILanguage>fr-FR</UILanguage>
            <SystemLocale>fr-FR</SystemLocale>
        </component>
        <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">
            <ImageInstall>
                <OSImage>
                    <InstallFrom>
                        <MetaData wcm:action="add">
                            <Key>/IMAGE/NAME</Key>
                            <value>Windows 7 PROFESSIONAL</value>
                        </MetaData>
                    </InstallFrom>
                    <InstallToAvailablePartition>false</InstallToAvailablePartition>
                    <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
                </OSImage>
            </ImageInstall>
            <UserData>
                <Organization>Courcouronnes</Organization>
                <FullName>Courcouronnes</FullName>
                <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
            </UserData>
            <UseConfigurationSet>true</UseConfigurationSet>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="oobeSystem">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-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">
            <UserAccounts>
                <LocalAccounts>
                    <LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
                        <Name>admin</Name>
                        <Group>Administrators</Group>
                        <Password>
                            <PlainText>false</PlainText>
                            <Value>bgBiAGEAMQAyADMAUABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value>
                        </Password>
                    </LocalAccount>
                </LocalAccounts>
                <AdministratorPassword>
                    <Value>cwBlAGMAdQBhAGQAbQBBAGQAbQBpAG4AaQBzAHQAcgBhAHQAbwByAFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value>
                    <PlainText>false</PlainText>
                </AdministratorPassword>
            </UserAccounts>
            <AutoLogon>
                <Password>
                    <Value>cwBlAGMAdQBhAGQAbQBQAGEAcwBzAHcAbwByAGQA</Value>
                    <PlainText>false</PlainText>
                </Password>
                <Enabled>true</Enabled>
                <LogonCount>5</LogonCount>
                <Username>Administrator</Username>
            </AutoLogon>
            <OOBE>
                <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
                <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
                <ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
                <HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
                <SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE>
                <SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>
            </OOBE>
            <DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>false</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>
            <TimeZone>Romance Standard Time</TimeZone>
            <OEMInformation>
                <Manufacturer>SI</Manufacturer>
                <SupportHours>L:J 8h15-17h30 V:8h15-15h30</SupportHours>
                <SupportPhone>XXXXXXXX</SupportPhone>
                <SupportURL>https://obsidienne.courcouronnes.fr/glpi</SupportURL>
                <Model>1337</Model>
                <Logo>%systemroot%\system32\OOBE\courcouronnes.bmp</Logo>
            </OEMInformation>
            <ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>
            <RegisteredOrganization>Courcouronnes</RegisteredOrganization>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="specialize">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-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">
            <ComputerName>RENOMMER</ComputerName>
            <CopyProfile>true</CopyProfile>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC-UX" 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">
            <SkipAutoActivation>true</SkipAutoActivation>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" 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">
            <RunSynchronous>
                <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <Order>1</Order>
                    <Path>net user administrator /active:yes</Path>
                </RunSynchronousCommand>
            </RunSynchronous>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP-UX" 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">
            <SkipAutoActivation>true</SkipAutoActivation>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="generalize">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP" 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">
            <SkipRearm>1</SkipRearm>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC" 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">
            <SkipRearm>1</SkipRearm>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:d:/sources/install.wim#Windows 7 PROFESSIONAL" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

Hi Tom,

it’s a real key coming from the OEM product key sticker associated with the computer, in one case, or a bought Microsoft single license in another case.

I don’t know KMS so my guess is no, KMS is not used for activation Until now we enter key by hand after fog deployment (it’s the only thing not automated)

The only thing I see that could interfere is that the sysprep windows (running in Virtual Box) is activated with another key from another bought license (dedicated) but after OOB process the key is wiped (at least I hope so, as Windows is deployed unactivated, which is the aimed goal)

Hello,

I’m not sure about what to do with product key, I entered the correct product key in “GENERAL”

(it automatically removes the “-” but they are automatically added after validation)

I checked several times and made several test with different machines. After installing a sysprep’ed Windows 7 image, all is OK except this activation.

The output of fog.log is:

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------HostnameChanger-------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 22/04/2016 11:17 Client-Info Version: 0.9.12
 22/04/2016 11:17 HostnameChanger Running...
 22/04/2016 11:17 Middleware::Communication URL: http://diopside.courcouronnes.fr/fog/service/servicemodule-active.php?moduleid=hostnamechanger&mac=D8:CB:8A:0D:82:A2||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1
 22/04/2016 11:17 Middleware::Communication Response: Success
 22/04/2016 11:17 Middleware::Communication URL: http://diopside.courcouronnes.fr/fog/service/hostname.php?moduleid=hostnamechanger&mac=D8:CB:8A:0D:82:A2||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1
 22/04/2016 11:17 Middleware::Communication Response: Success
 22/04/2016 11:17 HostnameChanger Checking Hostname
 22/04/2016 11:17 HostnameChanger Hostname is correct
 22/04/2016 11:17 HostnameChanger Registering host with active directory
 22/04/2016 11:18 HostnameChanger The machine is already joined to the domain, code =  2691
 22/04/2016 11:18 HostnameChanger Checking Product Key Activation
 22/04/2016 11:18 HostnameChanger Already activated with correct key
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

But Windows is still unactivated and countdown until activation still running.

Did I do something wrong?