setup was unable to change the password for user account administrator

[Leon Barnfield]

I am deploying Windows XP sp2 via RIS as a riprep image using a .sif file
for the answers and when it nearly compleates - it says "setup was unable to
change the password for user account administrator please reenter the re
enter the password again"

If i click ok - it carries on and compleates - does anyone have any ideas?

here is a copy of my .sif file

[data]
AutoPartition=1
floppyless = "1"
msdosinitiated = "1"
UnattendedInstall="Yes"
OriSrc = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%"
OriTyp = "4"
LocalSourceOnCD = 1
DisableAdminAccountOnDomainJoin = 1

[SetupData]
OsLoadOptions = "/noguiboot /fastdetect"
SetupSourceDevice
="\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%"
SysPrepDevice="\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%SYSPREPPATH%"
SysPrepDriversDevice="\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%SYSPREP
DRIVERS%"

[Unattended]
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
OemSkipEula=Yes
OemPreinstall=No
TargetPath=\WINDOWS
FileSystem=LeaveAlone
NtUpgrade=No
OverwriteOemFilesOnUpgrade=No
InstallFilesPath = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%"
LegacyNIC = 1

[UserData]
ProductKey = "####-####-####-####-####"
FullName="Home"
OrgName="Wood"
ComputerName=%MACHINENAME%
[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword=aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee67991fd223d2eedd8e0b0522733108
8e
EncryptedAdminPassword=Yes
AutoLogon=yes
AutoLogonCount=1
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=85
OemSkipWelcome=1


[Display]
BitsPerPel=32
Xresolution=1024
YResolution=768
Vrefresh=70

[TapiLocation]
CountryCode=44
Dialing=Tone
AreaCode=0121

[RegionalSettings]
LanguageGroup=1
SystemLocale=00000809
UserLocale=00000809
InputLocale=0809:00000809

[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=Yes
ProcessPageSections=Yes

[NetServices]
MS_Server=params.MS_PSched

[Identification]
JoinDomain=%MACHINEDOMAIN%
DoOldStyleDomainJoin=Yes

[RemoteInstall]
Repartition = Yes
UseWholeDisk = Yes


[OSChooser]
Description ="Windows XP Pro (SYSPREP)"
Help ="Installs Windows XP Pro SP2 in English - this file is an image file"
LaunchFile ="%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%\templates\startrom.com"
ImageType =SYSPREP
Version="5.1 (2600)"
SysPrepSystemRoot="Mirror1\UserData\WINDOWS"
HalName=hal.dll
ProductType=0

 

[Shawn Morgan]

I am deploying Windows XP sp2 via RIS as a riprep image using a .sif
file for the answers and when it nearly compleates - it says "setup
was unable to change the password for user account administrator
please reenter the re enter the password again"

If i click ok - it carries on and compleates - does anyone have any
ideas?

You may want to try a non-encrypted password first to see if that works.
Set EncryptedAdminPassword=No and change the password to be what you
want in clear text, just to test it out. If the same error persists
then it is something else, but if it works I suspect it is an error in
the encryption. Re-encrypt the password you want using the RIS setup
wizard tool and you should be off.

Shawn.