Why is Sysprep disabling the built in Administrator account?

[The Bronx Bull]

Per here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766343%28WS.10%29.aspx, it basically says that if the AutoLogon is configured within the unattend.xml file, that the Administrator account will be enabled.

 

For whatever reason, after Sysprepping, it's switching it back to disabled in gpedit.msc. Can anyone tell me why?

 

Here is my Unattend file:

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">

<settings pass="specialize">

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<RegisteredOrganization>xxxxxxxxxx</RegisteredOrganization>

<ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>

<TimeZone>Eastern Standard Time

</TimeZone>

<DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>false</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>

<RegisteredOwner>xxxxxxxx</RegisteredOwner>

<ComputerName>%Please input a computer name%</ComputerName>

<CopyProfile>true</CopyProfile>

</component>

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<InputLocale>en-us</InputLocale>

<SystemLocale>en-us</SystemLocale>

<UILanguage>en-us</UILanguage>

<UserLocale>en-us</UserLocale>

</component>

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<DisableAccelerators>true</DisableAccelerators>

<DisableFirstRunWizard>true</DisableFirstRunWizard>

<DisableOOBAccelerators>true</DisableOOBAccelerators>

<FavoritesDelete>true</FavoritesDelete>

<Home_Page>intradot</Home_Page>

<NoDial>true</NoDial>

<SuggestedSitesEnabled>false</SuggestedSitesEnabled>

</component>

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="x86" 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-UnattendedJoin" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<Identification>

<Credentials>

<Domain>xxxxxxxxx</Domain>

<Username>%Please input username%</Username>

<Password>%[password]Please input password%</Password>

</Credentials>

<JoinDomain>xxxxxxxxxxxx</JoinDomain>

</Identification>

</component>

</settings>

<settings pass="windowsPE">

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<UserData>

<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>

<FullName>xxxxxxxxxx</FullName>

<Organization>xxxxxxxxxx</Organization>

</UserData>

</component>

</settings>

<settings pass="oobeSystem">

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<InputLocale>en-us</InputLocale>

<SystemLocale>en-us</SystemLocale>

<UILanguage>en-us</UILanguage>

<UserLocale>en-us</UserLocale>

</component>

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<AutoLogon>

<Enabled>true</Enabled>

<LogonCount>1</LogonCount>

<Username>Administrator</Username>

<Password>

<Value>xxxxxxxxxx</Value>

<PlainText>true</PlainText>

</Password>

</AutoLogon>

<UserAccounts>

<AdministratorPassword>

<Value>xxxxxxxxxx</Value>

<PlainText>true</PlainText>

</AdministratorPassword>

</UserAccounts>

<OOBE>

<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>

<NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>

<HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>

<ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>

<SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>

</OOBE>

<TimeZone>Eastern Standard Time</TimeZone>

<DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>true</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>

<RegisteredOrganization>xxxxxxxxxx</RegisteredOrganization>

<RegisteredOwner />

<Display>

<HorizontalResolution>1280</HorizontalResolution>

<VerticalResolution>1024</VerticalResolution>

</Display>

</component>

</settings>

</unattend>

[Lucid]

That referenced hyperlink is for Vista and Server 2008. Just to make sure, did you follow the info in this one for Windows 7? In case you're just running into a syntax problem.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744293(WS.10).aspx