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Windows 10 autounattend.xml: Windows could not prepare the partition selected for installation


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haris_sane69

Greetings everyone,

 

I'm trying to create an autounattend.xml for Windows 10 using WSIM to make the XML. I have the following issues:

 

1) PE ask me for language, even if it's set in the answer file which I changed from en-US to en-IN

2) PE ask for to select a disk, even if it's set in the answer file

3) After choosing disk 0 from the Windows Setup, I get this error: Windows could not prepare the partition selected for installation

However, when I reboot the system, the partitions are created as per my answer file and clicking next works without any error.  Problem is I want it to work on first boot, not on second boot.

One lasting thing after installation of Windows 10 when I checked disk management Recovery partiton is showing as RAW under File System instead of NTFS

https://i.postimg.cc/KvtLBfRB/Capture07.png

 

Here's the script: https://pastebin.com/RET8DBVQ

Regards.

 

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cyberloner

 <InstallFrom>

is not stated... else it will ask for language....... you need find full script and mod it...........

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6 hours ago, cyberloner said:

<InstallFrom>

is not stated... else it will ask for language

okay I see but the main issue here is windows can't prepare the partition selected for installation on first boot

6 hours ago, cyberloner said:

you need find full script and mod it...........

This is the full answer file which I created by using Windows System Image Manager (SIM).

 

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11 hours ago, haris_sane69 said:

Greetings everyone,

 

I'm trying to create an autounattend.xml for Windows 10 using WSIM to make the XML. I have the following issues:

 

1) PE ask me for language, even if it's set in the answer file which I changed from en-US to en-IN

2) PE ask for to select a disk, even if it's set in the answer file

3) After choosing disk 0 from the Windows Setup, I get this error: Windows could not prepare the partition selected for installation

However, when I reboot the system, the partitions are created as per my answer file and clicking next works without any error.  Problem is I want it to work on first boot, not on second boot.

One lasting thing after installation of Windows 10 when I checked disk management Recovery partiton is showing as RAW under File System instead of Basic

https://i.postimg.cc/KvtLBfRB/Capture07.png

 

Here's the script: https://pastebin.com/RET8DBVQ

Regards.

 

 

Have a look here:

https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1856912-wds-unattend-xml-for-uefi-not-wiping-disk-and-crashes

and

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/477f8d72-06dc-43b1-96f7-da8bb475e299/windows-could-not-prepare-the-partition-selected-for-installation?forum=winserversetup

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haris_sane69

Issue resolved now

Here is the working script:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

-<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">


-<settings pass="windowsPE">


-<component language="neutral" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" versionScope="nonSxS" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" processorArchitecture="amd64" name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE">


-<SetupUILanguage>

<UILanguage>en-GB</UILanguage>

</SetupUILanguage>

<InputLocale>4009:00004009</InputLocale>

<SystemLocale>en-GB</SystemLocale>

<UILanguage>en-GB</UILanguage>

<UserLocale>en-GB</UserLocale>

<UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback>

</component>


-<component language="neutral" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" versionScope="nonSxS" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" processorArchitecture="amd64" name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup">


-<DiskConfiguration>


-<Disk wcm:action="add">


-<CreatePartitions>


-<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">

<Extend>true</Extend>

<Order>5</Order>

<Type>Primary</Type>

</CreatePartition>


-<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">

<Order>4</Order>

<Type>Primary</Type>

<Size>134103</Size>

</CreatePartition>


-<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">

<Order>3</Order>

<Size>16</Size>

<Type>MSR</Type>

</CreatePartition>


-<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">

<Order>2</Order>

<Size>100</Size>

<Type>EFI</Type>

</CreatePartition>


-<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">

<Order>1</Order>

<Size>450</Size>

<Type>Primary</Type>

</CreatePartition>

</CreatePartitions>


-<ModifyPartitions>


-<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">

<Format>NTFS</Format>

<Letter>D</Letter>

<Order>5</Order>

<PartitionID>5</PartitionID>

</ModifyPartition>


-<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">

<Format>NTFS</Format>

<Letter>C</Letter>

<Order>4</Order>

<PartitionID>4</PartitionID>

</ModifyPartition>


-<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">

<Order>3</Order>

<PartitionID>3</PartitionID>

</ModifyPartition>


-<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">

<Format>FAT32</Format>

<Order>2</Order>

<PartitionID>2</PartitionID>

</ModifyPartition>


-<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">

<Format>NTFS</Format>

<Order>1</Order>

<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>

<TypeID>DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC</TypeID>

</ModifyPartition>

</ModifyPartitions>

<DiskID>0</DiskID>

<WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>

</Disk>

</DiskConfiguration>


-<ImageInstall>


-<OSImage>


-<InstallTo>

<DiskID>0</DiskID>

<PartitionID>4</PartitionID>

</InstallTo>

</OSImage>

</ImageInstall>


-<UserData>


-<ProductKey>

<Key>VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T</Key>

</ProductKey>

<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>

<Organization>dell</Organization>

</UserData>

</component>

</settings>

<cpi:offlineImage xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" cpi:source="wim:c:/win10/sources/install.wim#Windows 10 Pro"/>

</unattend>

 

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