Creating an unattended installation with Win XP SP 3

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I have done a lot of searching on several sites for an answer to this
issue/puzzle and hope that this is the correct place to ask this question.
First, though, some information...

I have used both the Windows XP deployment kit and the NLite unattended
install creation software to build a CD of Windows XP with SP 3 and all
hotfixes slipstreamed in. The software installs perfectly well, but the final
boot brings me to a logon screen that tells me that my provided profile
account doesn't exist. The name of the profile account is in the Username
block, but the password block is empty, though that was provided in the
answer file as well. A reboot does nothing to help this situation in the
slightest.

My question is... Is this a known bug or is it possible that some of the
settings that I selected in NLite or Setupmgr preventing the account from
being created? I'm not a dyed in the wool programmer, just an armchair hacker
trying to make things better at work. Any assistance with this would truly be
appreciated.
 
Kracor said:
I have done a lot of searching on several sites for an answer to
this issue/puzzle and hope that this is the correct place to ask
this question. First, though, some information...

I have used both the Windows XP deployment kit and the NLite
unattended install creation software to build a CD of Windows XP
with SP 3 and all hotfixes slipstreamed in. The software installs
perfectly well, but the final boot brings me to a logon screen that
tells me that my provided profile account doesn't exist. The name
of the profile account is in the Username block, but the password
block is empty, though that was provided in the answer file as
well. A reboot does nothing to help this situation in the slightest.

My question is... Is this a known bug or is it possible that some
of the settings that I selected in NLite or Setupmgr preventing the
account from being created? I'm not a dyed in the wool programmer,
just an armchair hacker trying to make things better at work. Any
assistance with this would truly be appreciated.
Click to expand...

http://unattended.msfn.org/
<-- Great source for all things Windows XP unattended installation-wise.
 
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