If you try to install an application in BDD 2007 such as the one in this example and it fails to install, and in addition, you note that any autologin you added to unattend.xml or user accounts were not created then the reason could be down to the media you are using.
If you are using an OEM Windows Vista DVD then it is SLP (system locked protection) media and contains some additional files/folders that are not found on the MSDN or VLK/Enterprise media.
On an OEM DVD you'll find a folder called $OEM$ in the SOURCES folder, and it contains files and sub directories of it's own. When you initially copied the operating system to your BDD 2007 distribution operating systems share, it copies everything including the OEM specific files. And it's those files that cause BDD to fail to do what you want it to do.
to resolve the problem, simply MOVE or CUT the contents of the $OEM$ folder to somewhere else (effectively removing them from the BDD distribution share. Once done, PXE boot to your BDD server again, and you'll now see a difference, the application(s) should install and your other unattend.xml settings should magically work.
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If you try to install an application in BDD 2007 such as the one in this example and it fails to install, and in addition, you note that any autologin you added to unattend.xml or user accounts were not created then the reason could be down to the media you are using.
If you are using an OEM Windows Vista DVD then it is SLP (system locked protection) media and contains some additional files/folders that are not found on the MSDN or VLK/Enterprise media.
On an OEM DVD you'll find a folder called $OEM$ in the SOURCES folder, and it contains files and sub directories of it's own. When you initially copied the operating system to your BDD 2007 distribution operating systems share, it copies everything including the OEM specific files. And it's those files that cause BDD to fail to do what you want it to do.
to resolve the problem, simply MOVE or CUT the contents of the $OEM$ folder to somewhere else (effectively removing them from the BDD distribution share. Once done, PXE boot to your BDD server again, and you'll now see a difference, the application(s) should install and your other unattend.xml settings should magically work.
cheers
anyweb
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