Article ID: 947303 - Last Review: January 22, 2008 - Revision: 1.3 Error message when you perform an unattended installation of Windows Server 2008: "Windows could not parse or process unattend answer file [drive:\Windows\Panther\unattend.xml] for pass [oobeSystem]"
SYMPTOMSWhen you perform an unattended installation of Windows Server 2008, you receive the following error message: Windows could not parse or process unattend answer file [drive:\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]. [Shell Unattend] Running 'oobeSystem' pass DateTime, Info [Shell Unattend] WindowsFeatures: Launched '"C:\Windows\system32\ie4uinit.exe" -show' DateTime, Info [Shell Unattend] WindowsFeatures: Launched '"C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\WinMail.exe" OCInstallHideOE' DateTime, Info [Shell Unattend] WindowsFeatures: Launched 'C:\Windows\system32\unregmp2.exe /ShowWMP /SetShowState' DateTime, Error [Shell Unattend] WindowsFeatures: Failed to read show/hide command value 'SOFTWARE\Clients\Media\Windows Media Center\InstallInfo' 'HideIconsCommand' (0x80070002) DateTime, Info [Shell Unattend] Exiting 'oobeSystem' pass with status 0x80070002 DateTime, Info [oobeldr.exe] [Action Queue] : process exit code = 4 DateTime, Error [oobeldr.exe] [Action Queue] : Unattend action failed with exit code 4 DateTime, Info [oobeldr.exe] [Action Queue] : ProcessActionQueue finish (hr = 0x1f2000) DateTime, Error [oobeldr.exe] Execution of unattend GCs failed; hr = 0x0; pResults->hrResult = 0x8030000b DateTime, Info [oobeldr.exe] Successfully completed RunSMIPass for oobeSystem. DateTime, Info [oobeldr.exe] No reboot has been requested for oobeSystem unattend. DateTime, Error [oobeldr.exe] User input error was detected in unattend file. Error: [0x0] DateTime, Info IBS UnattendErrorFromResults: Hit an unattend error; dumping any info we have about the failure... DateTime, Info IBS UnattendDumpSetting: ------Unattend setting error / warning------ DateTime, Info IBS UnattendDumpSetting: Error code = 0x8030000b DateTime, Info IBS UnattendDumpSetting: Pass = oobeSystem DateTime, Info IBS UnattendDumpSetting: Component name = [Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup] DateTime, Info IBS UnattendDumpSetting: -------------------------------------------- DateTime, Info IBS UnattendErrorFromResults: Error text = 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]. CAUSEThis problem occurs because you have set a value for the ShowMediaCenter option in the Unattend.xml file. Notes
RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, do not set any value for the ShowMediaCenter option, and then restart the unattended installation. | Other Resources Other Support Sites
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