Managing Microsoft's Remote Installation Services: A Practical Guide

Appendix D: UserData

Overview

The [UserData] section contains entries for specifying user settings during Setup.

Entry

Description

ComputerName

Specifies the computer name.

FullName

Specifies the end user's full name.

OrgName

Specifies an organization's name.

ProductKey

Specifies the Product Key for each unique installation of Microsoft Windows .

Sample

This sample demonstrates one use of the [UserData] section of unattend.txt.

[UserData]ComputerName = MYCOMPUTERFullName = "Pat Coleman"OrgName = "Woodgrove Bank"ProductKey = "12345-ABCDE-12345-ABCDE-12345"

ComputerName

Specifies the computer name.

Syntax

ComputerName = computer_name

Value

computer_name

Registry subkey

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ComputerName\ComputerName

Example

ComputerName = MYCOMPUTER

Comments

If the ComputerName entry is empty or missing, the end user must enter a computer name. If the value is *, Setup generates a random computer name based on the organization name specified.

If computer_name is longer than 63 characters, the string truncates to 63 characters.

FullName

Specifies the end user's full name.

Syntax

FullName = string

Value

string

Registry key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\RegisteredOwner

Example

FullName = "Pat Coleman"

Comments

If the entry is empty or missing, the end user must enter a name, so that Setup can finish unattended.

OrgName

Specifies an organization's name.

Syntax

OrgName = string

Value

string

Registry subkey

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\RegisteredOrganization

Example

OrgName = "Woodgrove Bank"

ProductKey

Specifies the Product Key for each unique installation of Windows.

Syntax

ProductKey = " xxxxx- xxxxx- xxxxx- xxxxx- xxxxx"

Value

" xxxxx- xxxxx- xxxxx- xxxxx- xxxxx"

Example

<span class="fixed">ProductKey = "12345-ABCDE-12345-ABCDE-12345"</span>

Comments

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