Volume Licens RIS install Requires Activation?

  • Thread starter Robert R Kircher, Jr.
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Robert R Kircher, Jr.

Here's one for you activation gurus.

I've created a RIS install image of my Volume License XP. I used
SetupMgr.exe to create a base "ristndrd.sif" answer file including the
Product Key after which I made some of my own modifications. See file below.

Initial testing worked just as expected. No activation necessary. The
problem came when we went to do our first production install. After the
initial install and reboot the PC requires activation.

I am 99.9% sure the media used was volume license media. I know the Key is
a VLK (checked against the key provided at eOpen.microsoft.com) and MS
claims that VLKs will only work with volume media.

After reviewing the SIF file I only noticed one discrepancy from the
reference.hlp data and that is the Product Key is not in quotes. Don't know
if this makes a difference but I plan to make the correction and try again
this morning.

Anyone have any idea what may be happening? Is there any place where I can
get technical data on the Activation process like what files are different
on the media, what criteria triggers activation on new installs, etc.

Bellow is a copy of my SIF file:

[Data]
AutoPartition=1
MsDosInitiated="1"
UnattendedInstall="Yes"
floppyless="1"
OriSrc="\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%"
OriTyp="4"
LocalSourceOnCD=1
DisableAdminAccountOnDomainJoin = 1
[SetupData]
OsLoadOptions="/noguiboot /fastdetect"
SetupSourceDevice="\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPAT
H%"
[Unattended]
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
OemSkipEula=Yes
OemPreinstall=Yes
TargetPath=\WINDOWS
FileSystem=ConvertNTFS
NtUpgrade=No
OverwriteOemFilesOnUpgrade=No
WaitForReboot = No
OemSkipEula = yes
InstallFilesPath = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%"
[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword=8a91be15b0153495aad3b435b51404ee629a470a75b7c2ef9deeb07695d4f8
79
EncryptedAdminPassword=Yes
AutoLogon=Yes
AutoLogonCount=1
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=%TIMEZONE%
OemSkipWelcome=1
[UserData]
ProductKey=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
FullName="NAME"
OrgName="NAME"
ComputerName=%MACHINENAME%
[Display]
BitsPerPel=16
Xresolution=800
YResolution=600
Vrefresh=70
[TapiLocation]
CountryCode=1
Dialing=Tone
AreaCode=202
[RegionalSettings]
LanguageGroup=1
Language=00000409
[RemoteInstall]
Repartition = Yes
UseWholeDisk = Yes
[Branding]
BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes

Home_Page=www.google.com
Search_Page=www.google.com
[Proxy]
Proxy_Enable=1
Use_Same_Proxy=1
HTTP_Proxy_Server=NAME:8080
Proxy_Override=<local>
[Identification]
JoinDomain=%MACHINEDOMAIN%
DoOldStyleDomainJoin=Yes
[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=Yes
ProcessPageSections=Yes
[NetServices]
MS_Server=params.MS_PSched
[RemoteInstall]
Repartition=Yes
[PCHealth]
RA_AllowFullControl = 1
RA_AllowToGetHelp = 1
RA_AllowUnsolicited = 1
RA_MaxTicketExpiry = 3600
[Shell]
DefaultStartPanelOff = Yes
DefaultThemesOff = Yes
[SystemRestore]
CheckpointCalendarFrequency = 1
CheckpointSessionFrequency = 10
MaximumDataStorePercentOfDisk = 12
RestorePointLife = 10
[TerminalServices]
AllowConnections = 1
[GuiRunOnce]
Command0="rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /in /n \\NAME\hplj4"
Command1="rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /in /n \\NAME\SharedFax"
[Components]
AccessOpt = Off
Chat = On
Freecell = Off
Hearts = Off
Minesweeper = Off
Msnexplr = Off
Pinball = Off
Solitaire = Off
Spider = Off
Zonegames = Off
[OSChooser]
Description ="Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1"
Help ="Automatically installs Microsoft Windows XP Professional without
prompting the user for input."
LaunchFile = "%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%\templates\startrom.com"
ImageType =Flat
Version="5.1 (0)"
 
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Nicholas

[UserData]
ProductKey= "XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"

How to Use Sysprep with Windows Product Activation or Volume License Media to Deploy Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;299840

--
Nicholas

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| Here's one for you activation gurus.
|
| I've created a RIS install image of my Volume License XP. I used
| SetupMgr.exe to create a base "ristndrd.sif" answer file including the
| Product Key after which I made some of my own modifications. See file below.
|
| Initial testing worked just as expected. No activation necessary. The
| problem came when we went to do our first production install. After the
| initial install and reboot the PC requires activation.
|
| I am 99.9% sure the media used was volume license media. I know the Key is
| a VLK (checked against the key provided at eOpen.microsoft.com) and MS
| claims that VLKs will only work with volume media.
|
| After reviewing the SIF file I only noticed one discrepancy from the
| reference.hlp data and that is the Product Key is not in quotes. Don't know
| if this makes a difference but I plan to make the correction and try again
| this morning.
|
| Anyone have any idea what may be happening? Is there any place where I can
| get technical data on the Activation process like what files are different
| on the media, what criteria triggers activation on new installs, etc.
|
| Bellow is a copy of my SIF file:
|
| [Data]
| AutoPartition=1
| MsDosInitiated="1"
| UnattendedInstall="Yes"
| floppyless="1"
| OriSrc="\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%"
| OriTyp="4"
| LocalSourceOnCD=1
| DisableAdminAccountOnDomainJoin = 1
| [SetupData]
| OsLoadOptions="/noguiboot /fastdetect"
| SetupSourceDevice="\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPAT
| H%"
| [Unattended]
| UnattendMode=FullUnattended
| OemSkipEula=Yes
| OemPreinstall=Yes
| TargetPath=\WINDOWS
| FileSystem=ConvertNTFS
| NtUpgrade=No
| OverwriteOemFilesOnUpgrade=No
| WaitForReboot = No
| OemSkipEula = yes
| InstallFilesPath = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%"
| [GuiUnattended]
| AdminPassword=8a91be15b0153495aad3b435b51404ee629a470a75b7c2ef9deeb07695d4f8
| 79
| EncryptedAdminPassword=Yes
| AutoLogon=Yes
| AutoLogonCount=1
| OEMSkipRegional=1
| TimeZone=%TIMEZONE%
| OemSkipWelcome=1
| [UserData]
| ProductKey=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
| FullName="NAME"
| OrgName="NAME"
| ComputerName=%MACHINENAME%
| [Display]
| BitsPerPel=16
| Xresolution=800
| YResolution=600
| Vrefresh=70
| [TapiLocation]
| CountryCode=1
| Dialing=Tone
| AreaCode=202
| [RegionalSettings]
| LanguageGroup=1
| Language=00000409
| [RemoteInstall]
| Repartition = Yes
| UseWholeDisk = Yes
| [Branding]
| BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes
|
| Home_Page=www.google.com
| Search_Page=www.google.com
| [Proxy]
| Proxy_Enable=1
| Use_Same_Proxy=1
| HTTP_Proxy_Server=NAME:8080
| Proxy_Override=<local>
| [Identification]
| JoinDomain=%MACHINEDOMAIN%
| DoOldStyleDomainJoin=Yes
| [Networking]
| InstallDefaultComponents=Yes
| ProcessPageSections=Yes
| [NetServices]
| MS_Server=params.MS_PSched
| [RemoteInstall]
| Repartition=Yes
| [PCHealth]
| RA_AllowFullControl = 1
| RA_AllowToGetHelp = 1
| RA_AllowUnsolicited = 1
| RA_MaxTicketExpiry = 3600
| [Shell]
| DefaultStartPanelOff = Yes
| DefaultThemesOff = Yes
| [SystemRestore]
| CheckpointCalendarFrequency = 1
| CheckpointSessionFrequency = 10
| MaximumDataStorePercentOfDisk = 12
| RestorePointLife = 10
| [TerminalServices]
| AllowConnections = 1
| [GuiRunOnce]
| Command0="rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /in /n \\NAME\hplj4"
| Command1="rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /in /n \\NAME\SharedFax"
| [Components]
| AccessOpt = Off
| Chat = On
| Freecell = Off
| Hearts = Off
| Minesweeper = Off
| Msnexplr = Off
| Pinball = Off
| Solitaire = Off
| Spider = Off
| Zonegames = Off
| [OSChooser]
| Description ="Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1"
| Help ="Automatically installs Microsoft Windows XP Professional without
| prompting the user for input."
| LaunchFile = "%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%\templates\startrom.com"
| ImageType =Flat
| Version="5.1 (0)"
|
| --
|
| Rob
|
|
 
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Robert R Kircher, Jr.

Nicholas said:
[UserData]
ProductKey= "XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"

How to Use Sysprep with Windows Product Activation or Volume License
Media to Deploy Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;299840
Click to expand...

I found that the problem was actually caused by computer name conflicts on
the network and that what was reported to me as Activation process was
actually the registration screens. Once the computer name issue was
resolved all worked fine.
 

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