You're looking to create an unattended installation of Windows 7 using Tiny7 Rev03, a popular mini Windows 7 distribution. I'll provide a general outline of the steps to achieve this.
Here's a basic example Unattend.xml file:
Insert the USB drive, restart your computer, and enter the BIOS settings to set the USB drive as the first boot device. Save the changes and exit the BIOS settings. The unattended installation should now begin.
You can use the Windows System Image Manager (SIM) tool, part of the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK), to create an Unattend.xml file. Alternatively, you can use a third-party tool like or manually create the XML file.
Before proceeding, ensure you have a valid Windows 7 license and understand the terms of use.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend"> <settings pass="windowsPE"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" versionScope="nonUpgrade"> <SetupUILanguage> <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage> </SetupUILanguage> <InputLocale>0409</InputLocale> <SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale> <UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback> </component> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" versionScope="nonUpgrade"> <DiskConfiguration> <Disk id="0"> <CreatePartitions> <Partition type="primary" size="102400" /> <Partition type="primary" size="40000" /> </CreatePartitions> <ModifyPartitions> <Partition ID="1"> <Format>NTFS</Format> <Label>Windows 7</Label> </Partition> </ModifyPartitions> </Disk> </DiskConfiguration> <ImageInstall> <OSImage> <InstallTo>X:\Windows</InstallTo> </OSImage> </ImageInstall> </component> </settings> <settings pass="specialize"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" versionScope="nonUpgrade"> <RunSynchronous> <RunSynchronousCommand> <Order>1</Order> <Command>net time \\<your_ntp_server> /set</Command> </RunSynchronousCommand> </RunSynchronous> </component> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Networking-Corename" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" versionScope="nonUpgrade"> <ComputerName>*</ComputerName> <ProductKey>XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX</ProductKey> </component> </settings> </unattend> Replace placeholders like <your_ntp_server> and XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (Product Key) with your actual values.
