AutoUnattend not working Win 7

ally_ukally_uk Member Posts: 1,145 ■■■■□□□□□□
Hi guys trying to install 7 automatically created a anwser file but when I start the installation it doesn't read the anwser file and is asking me for input.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
- <unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
- <settings pass="oobeSystem">
- <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State&quot; xmlnsicon_mad.gifsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"&gt;
- <Reseal>
<Mode>Audit</Mode>
</Reseal>
</component>
- <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State&quot; xmlnsicon_mad.gifsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"&gt;
- <OOBE>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
<ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>
</OOBE>
</component>
</settings>
- <settings pass="windowsPE">
- <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State&quot; xmlnsicon_mad.gifsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"&gt;
- <SetupUILanguage>
<UILanguage>en-uk</UILanguage>
</SetupUILanguage>
<InputLocale>en-US</InputLocale>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
</component>
- <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State&quot; xmlnsicon_mad.gifsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"&gt;
- <DiskConfiguration>
- <Disk wcm:action="add">
- <CreatePartitions>
- <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
<Order>1</Order>
<Size>60000</Size>
<Type>Primary</Type>
</CreatePartition>
</CreatePartitions>
- <ModifyPartitions>
- <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
<Active>true</Active>
<Extend>false</Extend>
<Format>NTFS</Format>
<Label>Win7-reference</Label>
<Letter>C</Letter>
<Order>1</Order>
<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
</ModifyPartition>
</ModifyPartitions>
<DiskID>0</DiskID>
<WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
</Disk>
<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
</DiskConfiguration>
- <UserData>
- <ProductKey>
<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
</ProductKey>
<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
<FullName>User</FullName>
<Organization>User</Organization>
</UserData>
- <ImageInstall>
- <OSImage>
- <InstallTo>
<DiskID>0</DiskID>
<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
</InstallTo>
</OSImage>
</ImageInstall>
</component>
</settings>
<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/users/user/desktop/win7/install.wim#Windows 7 Ultimate Activated 64Bit - Orbit30" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>


Any ideas the file was saved to the root of my flash disk as AUTOUNATTEND.xml
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  • ally_ukally_uk Member Posts: 1,145 ■■■■□□□□□□
    update I have tried a usb flash disk and external floppy both are detected in the BIOS, but when I start the windows installation it continues to ask me for user input and doesn't read the xml file so now I am stumped.
    Microsoft's strategy to conquer the I.T industry

    " Embrace, evolve, extinguish "
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