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Windows .imgPTN Unattended installs

If you convert a Windows Install ISO to a .imgPTN partition image file, you can automate the install by
adding an 'answer file'.

If you wish to add an answer file, you must add it to the correct place inside the .imgPTN file.

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 If your E2B USB drive is a 'Removable' USB Flash drive or you have a Helper Flash drive, place your
AutoUnattend.xml file in the root \ inside the .imgPTN image.
If your E2B USB drive is NOT of the 'Removable' type (not a 'Removable' USB Flash drive), you
must use \Sources\AutoUnattend.xml and add it into the boot.wim file (see below) - OR - for more
flexibility see below for details which allows you to easily change the answer file without needing to
edit the boot.wim file every time - OR - also connect a small Removable-type USB Flash drive with
your AutoUnattend.xml file in the root of the drive before you boot from the .imgPTN file.

The XML answer file should contain a valid WindowsPE section or else it will be ignored.

Instructions for adding an answer file to a Windows Vista/7/8/10

boot.wim file
Assuming you have made a .imgPTN file from a Vista/7/8 Install ISO and you want to add your own
unattend.xml answer file...

1. Boot from your E2B USB drive (using a real system, RMPrepUSB QEMU or VirtualBox+DavidB's VMUB
utility) and switch to the .imgPTN image
2. Unplug and reconnect the E2B USB drive - you should now see contents of the image
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3. Install the ADK and GImageX from here.
4. Copy the \sources\boot.wim from the E2B drive to your system hard drive (e.g. D:\boot.wim)
5. Create an empty folder called MOUNT on your

folder must be empty.

systems hard drive (e.g. D:\Mount) - the
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6. Run GImageX as Admin and select the Mount tab. Set the Mount Point and Source, click Select... and
select the Setup boot image from the boot.wim file (usually no. 2) - tick Read and Write and click
on Mount. See 1 below... Custom Search

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7. Now use Explorer to add in MySetup.cmd and winpeshl.ini to the payloads >>
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9. Finally delete the \Sources\boot.wim file from the E2B USB drive (hold down SHIFT and press DEL in
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 10. Now you can add either a Unattend.xml or a AutoUnattend.xml file to the root of the E2B partition. Install XP using
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It is now easy to change the answer file without needing to edit the boot.wim file.
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