Hi,
I am installing Windows 8.1 Enterprise en-US x86 (also happens with amd64) using an unattended installation. Here is the unattend.xml I'm using.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend"><servicing></servicing><settings pass="windowsPE"><component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><DiskConfiguration><Disk wcm:action="add"><CreatePartitions><CreatePartition wcm:action="add"><Order>2</Order><Extend>true</Extend><Type>Primary</Type></CreatePartition><CreatePartition wcm:action="add"><Order>1</Order><Size>1024</Size><Type>Primary</Type></CreatePartition></CreatePartitions><ModifyPartitions><ModifyPartition wcm:action="add"><Order>2</Order><Active>false</Active><Format>NTFS</Format><Label>SYSTEM</Label><Letter>C</Letter><PartitionID>2</PartitionID></ModifyPartition><ModifyPartition wcm:action="add"><Active>true</Active><Extend>false</Extend><Format>NTFS</Format><Label>WinRE</Label><Letter>R</Letter><Order>1</Order><PartitionID>1</PartitionID></ModifyPartition></ModifyPartitions><DiskID>0</DiskID><WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk></Disk><WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI></DiskConfiguration><ImageInstall><OSImage><InstallFrom><Path>N:\OS\Windows 8.1 Enterprise x86 en-US\Sources\Install.Wim</Path></InstallFrom><InstallTo><DiskID>0</DiskID><PartitionID>2</PartitionID></InstallTo><WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI></OSImage><DataImage wcm:action="add"><InstallTo><DiskID>0</DiskID><PartitionID>2</PartitionID></InstallTo><InstallFrom><Path>N:\DataWim\Win81x86Features.wim</Path></InstallFrom><Order>1</Order></DataImage></ImageInstall><UserData><AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula><FullName>Registered User</FullName><Organization>Organization</Organization><ProductKey><WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI></ProductKey></UserData><LogPath>X:\Setup.Log</LogPath></component><component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><SetupUILanguage><UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage></SetupUILanguage><InputLocale>en-US</InputLocale><SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale><UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage><UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback><UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale></component></settings><settings pass="specialize"><component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><AutoLogon><Password><Value>UABAAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value><PlainText>false</PlainText></Password><Enabled>true</Enabled><Username>Administrator</Username></AutoLogon><OEMInformation><Logo>C:\Windows\OEMLogo.bmp</Logo><Manufacturer>Organization</Manufacturer><Model>Supported Win81</Model></OEMInformation><BluetoothTaskbarIconEnabled>true</BluetoothTaskbarIconEnabled><ComputerName>Win81x86VM</ComputerName><RegisteredOrganization>Organization</RegisteredOrganization><RegisteredOwner>Registered User</RegisteredOwner><ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive></component></settings><settings pass="oobeSystem"><component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><AutoLogon><Password><Value>UABAAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value><PlainText>false</PlainText></Password><Enabled>true</Enabled><Username>Administrator</Username></AutoLogon><FirstLogonCommands><SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add"><Order>1</Order><CommandLine>dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3 /Source:C:\Windows\SXS</CommandLine></SynchronousCommand></FirstLogonCommands><OEMInformation><Manufacturer>Organization</Manufacturer><Model>Win81 Client</Model><Logo>C:\Windows\OEMLogo.bmp</Logo></OEMInformation><OOBE><HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage><NetworkLocation>Home</NetworkLocation><HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE><HideLocalAccountScreen>true</HideLocalAccountScreen><HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen><HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens><SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE><SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE></OOBE><UserAccounts><AdministratorPassword><Value>UABAAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAEEAZABtAGkAbgBpAHMAdAByAGEAdABvAHIAUABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value><PlainText>false</PlainText></AdministratorPassword><LocalAccounts><LocalAccount wcm:action="add"><Password><Value>UABAAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value><PlainText>false</PlainText></Password><Name>InstallUser</Name></LocalAccount></LocalAccounts></UserAccounts><RegisteredOwner>Registered User</RegisteredOwner><RegisteredOrganization>Organization</RegisteredOrganization></component></settings><settings pass="offlineServicing"><component name="Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsNonWinPE" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><DriverPaths><PathAndCredentials wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="1"><Path>N:\Drivers\vmWare\32bit\PNP</Path></PathAndCredentials></DriverPaths></component></settings><cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="catalog://w2k12r2/distribution/os/windows 8 enterprise amd64 en-us/sources/install_windows 8 enterprise.clg" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" /></unattend>
As soon as Windows 8.1 installation has finished, I log on as local Administrator and create a local user (i.e. TESTER1). Then I install the German language pack using following command line:
LPKSetup.exe /i de-DE /r /p "N:\packages\Windows 8.1 RTM x86 LanguagePacks"
The language pack gets installed successfully. Then I set the regional options for the system and the default user to de-DE using following command line (this always worked on Win 7 and Win 8.0):
control.exe intl.cpl,,/f:"N:\packages\Windows 8.1 RTM x86 LanguagePacks\de-DE.xml"
The XML file looks as follows:
<gs:GlobalizationServices xmlns:gs="urn:longhornGlobalizationUnattend"><gs:UserList><gs:User UserID="Current" CopySettingsToDefaultUserAcct="true" CopySettingsToSystemAcct="true" /></gs:UserList><gs:MUILanguagePreferences><gs:MUILanguage Value="de-DE" /><gs:MUIFallback Value="en-US" /></gs:MUILanguagePreferences><gs:InputPreferences><gs:InputLanguageID Action="add" ID="0407:00000407" Default="true"/></gs:InputPreferences><gs:UserLocale><gs:Locale Name="de-DE" SetAsCurrent="true"/></gs:UserLocale><gs:SystemLocale Name="de-DE"/><gs:LocationPreferences><gs:GeoID Value="94"/></gs:LocationPreferences></gs:GlobalizationServices>
After that I reboot the computer and try to log on as the local user TESTER1. The logon process starts. The logon screen disappears after a while and a black screen stays until the rest of the time. I can start the task manager by pressing CTRL ALT DEL but I cannot run any tasks other than CMD.exe.
The source files for Win 8.1 Enterprise and the language pack have been downloaded twice from MSDN, so there's no mess with that.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
HeWangSo