How To Create an Answer File in System Image Manager (SIM) to Automate Windows Installation

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[selfstartingwithprogrammin]

Thanks buddy. You taught me how to make my first answer file.

[tonymcnabb-cote]

Thank you for your helpful video. Where in the setup do we add or set Automatic activation so it shows activated once logged in for the first time. We are using Windows Server 2012 with setup and bootimages Win10 Enterprise

[Nomaran]

Thanks for the help, I did this a long while back and needed to create one just recently.

[lockedloaded]

Thanks so much. Can you recommend a good book to learn more about this process and the whole MDT process? Thanks

[Cliviliscious]

Cheers dude, enjoyed your tutorial and will be sure to checkout your website.

Cheers

[ilveix]

Thank for this video very Clear :-). I'm in the step "Generating catalog file..." but the progressive bar maybe is stopped at 70%? Is normal that put a long time for create this step? p.s.: sorry for my english

[ilveix]

Thank a lot. I solved the problem. I Created the file autounattend.xml correclty following step by step your tutorial, but, when i need to copy it? I have a bootable usb with win7 installation. I need to copy it in the root of the USB support?

[Planehazza]

I'm guessing this is for automating a NEW install? The disk items you entered will surely wipe the existing install and as such is not suitable for imaging and image deployment?

[ShortFormLiFe]

Thanks for the video Sysadmin. Quick question. I loaded Install.wim with the catalogue file that comes with the Windows 7 DVD (not what you do here). I followed the steps to build the answer file but I see that when you 'Add setting to Pass 1' for the Uilanguage, i do not get to select the language from a list like you do in this video. Instead i get an empty field where I can type. Does this mean I will have to type in the values one by one and if so, is there any way i can have it from a drop down list like in the video here?

[felixvaj]

I didn't have that sources folder and install.wim. I wonder if it has been change?

[MrPropane]

can you explain me why I have
amd64_
wow64_
x86 file_...
witch file a should use? thks