[quote=“Zardan, post: 1201, member: 185”]I think all Windows 7 editions got a trail period that can be reset 3 times (sysprep does this by default) so you can skip those and manually set the key and activate Windows after you have deployed the image.[/quote]
Perfect. Thank you sir!
Firstly, thanks for such quick responses. I’m creating an unattended.xml with the AIK, and my main concern is that I don’t use a VLK. As I am reading this spiceworks guide ([url]http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/2224[/url]) their example assumes a VLK:
[INDENT=1][SIZE=12px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]FirstLogonCommands (right click and add two sub blocks as we did before in step 4. specialize) [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]-First block [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]CommandLine: cscript //b c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX (windows 7 license key) [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]Order 1 [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]RequiresUserInput: false [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]-Second block [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]CommandLine: cscript //b c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /ato [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]Order 2 [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]RequiresUserInput: false[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/INDENT]
[INDENT=1] [/INDENT]
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]Do I simply ignore those options, or do I add them but leave out the key? Will this crap out the unattended install?[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
Hi,
I am a sysadmin new to fog, and I was wondering if the unattended.xml from the AIK was mandatory when using sysprep. I have a set of Dell desktops with identical hardware, and I don’t use VLK, so I will be using the key that each desktop came with. This being the case do I need to install AIK to create the unattended.xml, or could I just run sysprep then upload the image to the fog server?
Lastly, do I install 3rd party software before running sysprep, or is this something that must be done during “audit” mode.
Thanks in advance for your help.