Windows 2008 product key and RDP

[Steven Baillie]

I am using RDP 3.82 to deploy windows 2008. I am using MS WAIK to create an answer file and I am trying to input the winodws product key into the answer file but no matter where I put the key windows keep asking for the product key to be entered when trying to deploy windows 2008.

I have tried putting the product key in
Microsoft-Windows-Setup | UserData | ProductKey and in
Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup - ProductKey
but this does not work.

Do I have to change another key in the answer file or anything else
I know this is a microsoft question but hopefully the RDP experts will of come across this issue before.


steven

[Gordon Leonard]

Have you looked at the default config file that comes with RDP? I don't have a RDP server handy right now...but look in the .\lib\osconfig\[your OS].

[Steven Baillie]

that is what I am trying to add to. I am using the default.xml from RDP and trying to add my product key and snmp settings.
The update unattend file is sitting in c:\windows\panther\unattend.xml but windows is not using it during the RDP build.


steven

[Gordon Leonard]

Looked at the Windows 2008 job. and it seem that the area you need to modify is

%w61eproductkey%

UserData>
-
%w61eproductkey%
OnError


in the default.xml file.

You say your creating the XML using MS WAIK. Why not for a test take the original default.xml and only edit/change the %w61eproductkey%

thus

UserData>
-
12345-12345-12345-12345-12345
OnError


then run the job.

[Steven Baillie]

gordon

thanks for answering.
it turns out I was using the wrong 2008 software for my product key.
once I download the correct software then it worked.


steven