Users Guide

Table 1. Fields and description of the Unattend XML file (continued)
Fields and options Description
Time Zone Select the time zone for the destination systems.
Workgroup or Domain Specify a workgroup or domain.
Computer Name Provides an autogenerated system name or allows you to
customize the system name.
Administrator Password Provide the administrator password for all destination
systems.
User Account Creation Create a local system administrator account and set a
password.
Local System Administrator Account Enable the local system administrator account.
User Account Control (UAC) Select different User Account Control attributes which help
prevent unauthorized changes to the operating system.
Additional Synchronous Commands Add commands that automatically run synchronously at the
end of the setup process.
First Logon Commands Configure Windows to automatically run a command when a
user logs in for the first time.
Create an Unattend XML file
Steps
1. On the Image Assist home page, click and click Additional Tools.
2. In the Create Unattend XML card, click BUILD.
The Create Unattend XML page is displayed.
3. Perform the following steps:
a. In the Owner and Organization section, enter the registered owner and organization.
b. In the Microsoft Licensing Model section, if you have installed your operating system using the Original Equipment
Manufacturer (OEM) license, OEM is selected by default. If VLA is detected, in the Volume Licensing Type section,
select Multiple Activation Key (MAK) or Key Management Server (KMS).
c. In the Language Settings section, select a language.
d. In the Time Zone section, select a time zone for the destination systems.
e. In the Workgroup or Domain section, select Workgroup or Domain.
If you select Domain, you are prompted to enter the username and password of your domain.
f. In the Computer Name section, assign a name to the destination system.
g. In the User Account Creation section, select Prompt end user to create a local admin account and set password
to create a local admin account and set a password.
h. In the Local System Administrator Accounts section, select Enable Local System Administrator Account to
enable the local admin account.
i. In the User Account Control section, select an appropriate option to prevent unauthorized changes to the operating
system.
j. In the Additional Synchronous Commands section, enter the commands that you want to automatically run
synchronously at the end of the setup process and click the + icon.
k. In the First Logon Commands section, enter the commands to configure Windows to automatically run a command the
first time a user logs in and click the + icon.
4. Click CREATE UNATTEND.
Results
The Unattend XML file is created and saved at %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Windows\Panther.
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