Fully Unattended Vista Setup using WDS

This is a quick guide and samples files for a fully unattended setup of Vista using WDS.

Download sample unattend.xml files from the Vista repository
http://www.deployvista.com/Repository/WindowsVista/tabid/72/Default.aspx

Step-by-step guide…

To add The Windows Deployment Services client unattend.xml

1. Copy the Sample WDSClientUnattend.xml to \RemoteInstall\WDSClientUnattend
2. In the Windows Deployment Services Console, expand Servers, right-click the server and select properties
3. In the Client tab, select the “Enable unattended installation” checkbox, browse to \RemoteInstall\WDSClientUnattend\WDSClientUnattend.xml and click OK

To add Image (Vista Setup) unattend.xml

1. Copy the Sample Image (Vista Setup) ImageUnattend.xml to c:\tmp
2. In the Windows Deployment Services Console, expand Servers, expand your server, expand Install Images, select your image group, in the right pane, right-click the image and select properties
3. In the General tab, select the “Allow image to install in unattended mode” checkbox, click “Select File”, browse to c:\tmp\ImageUnattend.xml and click OK twice.