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I thought an OEM key could only be placed on 1 computer, if its on all 3 laptops that I received is it still an OEM key?

[quote=“braindead, post: 31737, member: 24282”]The way I understand OEM installs of Windows is that OEM licenses are attached to the BIOS of machines, so the only key you need with your unattend file is a generic OEM key that the system uses for activation.[/quote]

When you say a generic OEM key, I thought generic keys didn’t activate windows. Also, where can you see the key in the bios?

[quote=“Tom Elliott, post: 31732, member: 7271”]I have a method that seems to work using the OEM key provided with the system.

In your unattend file, just remove the <ProductKey>XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX</ProductKey> according to microsofts documentation should allow it as long as you’re using the OEM provided install disk.

I don’t know if it is an OEM product key that they provided because all 3 of the laptops that i received had the same key.

I use the unattend as I described, but generalize shutdown. I also ensure i’ve only got the “default” two partition setup and upload as resizable image. What I’m confused about, though, is why your’s isn’t going through sysprep properly. Maybe their re-arm standards have been maxed?[/quote]

I am confused about why it’s not going through sysprep properly as well, which was what I was trying to get at in my original post. I’m attaching a txt file of my unattend file with product key xxx out. I’ve been told that where I placed the product key is where it should be. Let me know if I’m missing anything else please.

[url=“/_imported_xf_attachments/1/1087_Unattend example.txt?:”]Unattend example.txt[/url]

When I first tried to go into audit mode, I just went to the sysprep folder in system32 and ran sysprep from there and used the drop down menu to go into audit mode. When I used the command that I supplied, I wasn’t trying to go into audit mode then, just skipping the audit mode and just syspreping it. I hope this is a little more clear

Tom, I just tried the command you supplied to go into audit mode minus the unattend file and it was going good to start with. It shut down then when i restarted it, it came to the windows 7 screen like it was about to go to desktop then started logging off and restarted and restarted 2 more times before it came to the set up windows gui. I sure hope I can just do a clean install of my own disk and still use their product key.

Tom, I’m not using that command to go into audit mode. I was using that command and skipping the audit mode just to see if I could bypass it.

Bcundiff, this is the windows installation that hp shipped to me. I didn’t want to do a clean install because I’m not sure that I could still use the product key because I just have an OEM dvd of windows and I’m not going to buy another win 7 pro key. If I can do a clean install and use the key that they provided then I will just wipe it and start over and that should resolve my problems.

yes i have used sysprep many times and yes i am trying to upload and image from one of them. the full path is C:\Windows\System32\sysprep\unattend.xml…command is sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown /unattend:unattend.xml. when i put it into audit mode, it is supposed to go through the clean up process then shut down and reboot into audit mode logged in as the administrator with the sysprep application gui on the screen to where you can run sysprep again or you can and should just close it out.

I have a few HP ProBook 450 G1s that came with windows 8/7 Pro that was downgraded to 7 pro by HP. I am trying to sysprep them, but when I try to go into audit mode it shuts down and reboots with the sysprep gui showing the progress of sysprep, then shuts down again. When it restarts again this time I’m at the oobe start up screen. If I try to just go into sysprep and place my unattend file into the sysprep folder, it does not even see it in there. I get the “can’t parse or process unattend answer file. specified file does not exist.” The answer file is in the folder, but I don’t know what’s going on. Could it be something that HP did to prevent someone from using sysprep and imaging the computer? The laptops did not have a product key sticker and were already activated upon powering on. Any help would be great. Thanks

What I am wanting to know is why is it off with section 7(oobe) instead of my first section, which is section 3(generalize). If you can give me some pointers here I’d appreciate it. Here is my file:

<?xml version=“1.0” encoding=“utf-8”?>
<unattend xmlns=“urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend”>
<settings pass=“oobeSystem”>
<component name=“Microsoft-Windows-International-Core” processorArchitecture=“x86” publicKeyToken=“31bf3856ad364e35” language=“neutral” versionScope=“nonSxS” xmlns:wcm=“[url]http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State[/url]” xmlns:xsi=“[url]http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance[/url]”>
<InputLocale>en-US</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
<UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback>
<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
</component>
<component name=“Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup” processorArchitecture=“x86” publicKeyToken=“31bf3856ad364e35” language=“neutral” versionScope=“nonSxS” xmlns:wcm=“[url]http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State[/url]” xmlns:xsi=“[url]http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance[/url]”>
<AutoLogon>
<Password>
<Value>MgBkADAAcgAwAGEANQBnAFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<Username>Admin</Username>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<LogonCount>5</LogonCount>
</AutoLogon>
<FirstLogonCommands>
<SynchronousCommand wcm:action=“add”>
<CommandLine>cscript /b c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX (windows 7 license key)</CommandLine>
<Order>1</Order>
</SynchronousCommand>
<SynchronousCommand wcm:action=“add”>
<CommandLine>cscript /b c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /ato</CommandLine>
<Order>2</Order>
</SynchronousCommand>
</FirstLogonCommands>
<OOBE>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
<NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
<ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>
</OOBE>
<UserAccounts>
<AdministratorPassword>
<Value>MgBkADAAcgAwAGEANQBnAEEAZABtAGkAbgBpAHMAdAByAGEAdABvAHIAUABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</AdministratorPassword>
<LocalAccounts>
<LocalAccount wcm:action=“add”>
<Password>
<Value>MgBkADAAcgAwAGEANQBnAFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<Description>Local Administrator</Description>
<DisplayName>Administrator</DisplayName>
<Group>Administrators</Group>
<Name>Administrator</Name>
</LocalAccount>
</LocalAccounts>
</UserAccounts>
<RegisteredOrganization>JCS</RegisteredOrganization>
<RegisteredOwner>JCS</RegisteredOwner>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass=“generalize”>
<component name=“Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC” processorArchitecture=“x86” publicKeyToken=“31bf3856ad364e35” language=“neutral” versionScope=“nonSxS” xmlns:wcm=“[url]http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State[/url]” xmlns:xsi=“[url]http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance[/url]”>
<SkipRearm>1</SkipRearm>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass=“specialize”>
<component name=“Microsoft-Windows-Deployment” processorArchitecture=“x86” publicKeyToken=“31bf3856ad364e35” language=“neutral” versionScope=“nonSxS” xmlns:wcm=“[url]http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State[/url]” xmlns:xsi=“[url]http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance[/url]”>
<RunSynchronous>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action=“add”>
<Order>1</Order>
<Path>net user administrator /active:yes</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
</RunSynchronous>
</component>
<component name=“Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC-UX” processorArchitecture=“x86” publicKeyToken=“31bf3856ad364e35” language=“neutral” versionScope=“nonSxS” xmlns:wcm=“[url]http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State[/url]” xmlns:xsi=“[url]http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance[/url]”>
<SkipAutoActivation>true</SkipAutoActivation>
</component>
<component name=“Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup” processorArchitecture=“x86” publicKeyToken=“31bf3856ad364e35” language=“neutral” versionScope=“nonSxS” xmlns:wcm=“[url]http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State[/url]” xmlns:xsi=“[url]http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance[/url]”>
<CopyProfile>true</CopyProfile>
<ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>
<TimeZone>Eastern Standard Time</TimeZone>
</component>
</settings>
<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source=“wim:c:/users/lcarter/desktop/install.wim#Windows Vista BUSINESS” xmlns:cpi=“urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi” />
</unattend>

Sorry been away for a bit. Tom, I mean that when I turn the computer on, it goes to the screen where it says press f2 to enter setup and then restarts and repeats this process. I think my problem is that I am unsure of how to set up my partitions in linux. I do have it setup for ext3 file system, but beyond that I’m not sure.

Ok, I went back to the multiple partition single disk and had to kill the previous task and it was back to normal. I’m still having trouble with the original problem. Anybody have any ideas about that?

Quick update, I tried changing the imaging type to single disk re-sizable and re uploading the image. I got hit with an error that said invalid OS id (Linux 50!). I then went back and changed it to multiple partition non re-sizable and still getting the error. Not sure what thats about either

Here are the pics

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I am using fog .32 and trying to deploy linux mint to some older laptops. When I created the image, I setup the partitions as follows:
/dev/sda1 is ext3 mounted to / with 32.6GiB
/dev/sda2 is linux-swap with 4.66Gib
Only a 40GiB hdd. Im trying to run deployment again to see what it is saying after it finishes the first partition. What happens is that after it finishes, it restarts and goes to bios screen and keeps restarting in a loop. I am wondering if I set up the partitions of the hard drive up correctly??? I will post pics from my phone in a few mins after posting this.

Yeah I have had experience even with the same manufacturer of hard disks being just a little bit off as well and had to send them back.

According to what’s listed in fog for the hardware for each computer: uploaded image computer hard disk model is STS160318BAS and test computer is ST3160815AS. They do however have different firmware though. I did test another computer and it had the same model number hard disk as the upload computer but it too had a different firmware. Bios version is also different there too.
These are referb computers that were all bought together. We have bought close to 150 referbs from them within last 6 months although those were a different model and had no issues imaging those.

These are all supposed to have the same size hard drive in them.

Ok just tried a test deployment and before I registered and deployed, I did a system info compatibility check and network and disk passed. Deployed and hard disk said couldn’t have a partition outside of hard disk. Then went back and did another check and the disk failed. What’s going on here?

Ok, I was using the 64 bit. Tried the 32 bit and I am able to upload, deploying now and will see if it will allow me to deploy in a few minutes. One thing I’m curious about is I am getting this message at the start:
“esas2r: driver will not be loaded because no ATTO esas2r devices were found
i2c-parport-light: adapter type unspecified”

What exactly does this mean, am I going to have any issues with this image like this?

I just took over as the network admin as the previous guy left. He was the one that was doing all the kernel changes. Anyway, I’m not sure what the actual kernel is, its just named bzImagecustom. Im not sure if its actually a custom image he created or a kernel that he just named custom. While using this kernel I get the message: “usb 2-1: device not accepting address 2, error -110. and it does this for address 3 and 4. Then it goes on down and says hard disk not found! followed by usb 2-1: device not accepting address 5, error -110; hub 2-0:1.0: unable to enumerate usb device on port 1”.

Any advice? I tried to download the latest driver which is 3.14.2 and I get a lot of other messages followed by the above.

Im using fog .32 currently