After an unattended installation of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), the customized desktop wallpaper is replaced by the default Windows Vista wallpaper. Typically, this issue occurs if the customized desktop wallpaper is stored on a network share or is located in the user’s redirected My Documents folder.

Consider the following scenario:

• You run the System Preparation Tool (Sysprep.exe) against a Windows Vista installation.
• You use the Oobe.xml file to customize the desktop wallpaper.
• You use an answer file to implement unattended settings. The unattended settings include specific language and locale settings.

In this scenario, the desktop wallpaper that is specified in the Oobe.xml file is not displayed.

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