Install Using a Configuration Set and an Answer File (Standard 7 SP1)

7/8/2014

A configuration set is a folder that contains the packages, applications, images, and drivers used in an answer file. Image Builder uses the configuration set and the associated answer file (AutoUnattend.xml) to build or modify an installation of Windows Embedded Standard 7.

Hardware and Software Assumptions

• You have a target device that meets the requirements for an embedded device. For more information, see Requirements for an Embedded Device.

Note

The Standard 7 setup process performs several verifications, which rely on the target device's date and time settings. For optimal performance, confirm that the target device is set to the correct date and time.

• You have a bootable utility disk. For more information, see Create a Bootable USB Flash Drive.
• You can run Image Builder on your device using the Standard 7 DVD or other media that contains the Image Builder files, such as a network share. For more information, see Relocate the Image Builder Files.
• If you want to have wveib locate your configuration set and answer file and automatically begin to build an image using them, you must create either a new Image Builder Wizard DVD or UFD. For more information, see Settings and Properties in Windows Embedded Standard 7.
• You have created a configuration set and associated answer file that reside on media that is accessible from your device, such as a USB flash device (UFD) or a network share. For more information, see Create a Configuration Set from an Answer File. This configuration set must be produced from a validated answer file to avoid missing dependencies. For more information, see Validate an Answer File in Image Configuration Editor.

To build an image using a configuration set and an answer file with the Image Builder Wizard

1. Boot into Image Builder Wizard on your device using the DVD appropriate to your device architecture, or by using the bootable utility disk.

2. On the Build an Image/Deploy an Answer File or WIM page, select Deploy an Answer File or WIM.

3. In the browse to file dialog box, browse to your configuration set and answer file, AutoUnattend.xml, and click Open.

To build an image using a configuration set and an answer file automatically discovered by Image Builder Wizard

1. Copy your configuration set and answer file to the root directory of the Image Builder Wizard media you have created that is appropriate to your device architecture.

2. Boot into wveibw on your device using that media.

To build an image using a configuration set and an answer file with the Image Builder /Unattend command

1. Boot your device into Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) 3.0 with your bootable utility disk.Or

2. Boot into Image Builder Wizard on your device using the DVD appropriate to your device architecture, or by using your bootable utility disk.

3. Open a command prompt by either:

   • On the Build an Image/Deploy an Answer File or WIM page, press Shift + F10. Or
   • On the Build an Image/Deploy an Answer File or WIM page, select Launch WinPE Command Prompt.

4. Navigate to the directory that contains setup.exe:

   • If you are booting from your Image Builder Wizard disk, look in the <drive>:\sources directory.
   • If you are booting from a Windows PE disk, make sure you can access your Image Builder Wizard files from either a network location or a UFD. Navigate to the location of the Image Builder Wizard files and find setup.exe in the \sources directory.

5. At the command prompt, type the following command, replacing <file_path> with the path to your configuration set answer file:

   setup.exe /unattend: <file_path>
   

See Also

Tasks

Create a Configuration Set from an Answer File
Configure an Answer File to Be Unattended

Concepts

Image Builder Log Files

Other Resources

Image Builder Technical Reference