Consider the following scenario:

• You try to deploy Windows Vista by using an Unattend.xml file that has an oobeSystem configuration pass.
• This oobeSystem configuration pass specifies as following:

  <Reseal>
      <ForceShutdownNow>true</ForceShutdownNow>
      <Mode>OOBE</Mode>
  </Reseal>

In this scenario, the unatted settings make the computer shut down as expected. However, every time that you restart the computer, the computer shuts down again.

When you perform an unattend installation of East Asian language versions of Windows Vista, the installation is not successful. Additionally, you receive the following error message:

Setup could not set display language

Note: This problem has been verified in the Japanese, Chinese (Taiwan), and Chinese (PRC) versions of Windows Vista. The problem does not occur in the Korean version of Windows Vista.

When a RunSynchronous command runs for a long time during the audit mode of an unattended Windows Vista installation, the Windows Vista-based computer may enter a sleep state. In this scenario, if the administrator password is not set, the computer does not resume from sleep automatically. The computer may be permanently locked, and you may have to reinstall the operating system to recover.

You use a Windows Vista-based computer to generate a Windows Imaging Format (.wim) file that contains more than 30 images. When you use an Unattend.xml file to install Windows Vista through the .wim file, the installation fails. Additionally, you receive an error message that resembles the following:

Windows could not calculate how much space is required for installation.

When installing Windows Vista using an unattended file, the computer name entered during OOBE is not used to join the domain.

You are deploying Windows Vista, and have specified the screen display resolution in the unattend.xml file. However, you may find that OOBE is not setting the display settings as specified in the file.

Consider the following scenario:

• You try to use an unattended answer file (Unattend.xml) to install Windows Vista.
• To do this, you specify the value of the InstallToAvailablePartition XML element as “true” in the Unattend.xml file.
• The computer does not have an existing system volume. For example, there is no valid active partition on the boot disk.

In this scenario, you may receive the following error message during the installation of Windows Vista:

Windows could not prepare the computer to boot into the next phase of installation.

Note: The InstallToAvailablePartition XML element is in the following section of the Unattend.xml file:
[ImageInstall]\[OSImage]\[InstallToAvailablePartition]

When you start a Windows Vista-based computer that has a USB camera connected, the computer may stop responding. This problem may also occur when you perform an unattended installation of Windows Vista on a computer that has a USB camera connected. This problem occurs if the camera uses the Stream.sys driver.

On a Windows Vista-based computer, certain unattended tasks may cause the monitor to turn on unexpectedly. On a Microsoft Windows XP-based computer, these same unattended tasks do not cause the monitor to turn on. For example, the monitor may turn on when a Windows Vista-based computer receives a fax. However, the monitor does not turn on when a Windows XP-based computer receives a fax.

Consider the following scenario:

• You use the Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup component to install Windows Vista on a computer.
• The version of Windows Vista that you want to install does not include the Media Center component.
• In an unattended XML file, you specify use of the ShowMediaCenter child element to hide the Media Center component in the WindowsFeatures element.

In this scenario, the installation of Windows Vista fails. Additionally, you receive the following error message:

Windows could not parse or process unattend answer file [C:\windows\Panther\unattend.xml] for pass [oobesystem]. The settings specified in the answer file cannot be applied. The error was detected while processing settings for component [Microsoft - Windows - Shell -Setup]