Windows 7 and mandatory profile

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973289

http://theitbros.com/sysprep-a-windows-7-machine-%E2%80%93-start-to-finish

http://benosullivan.co.uk/windows/how-to-image-and-deploy-windows-7-a-complete-guide/

My unattend.xml for copying the default user profile generated using the Windows System Image Manager tool for a x64 Win7 enterprise seed

<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?>
<unattend xmlns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend”>
<settings pass=”specialize”>
<component name=”Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup” processorArchitecture=”amd64″ publicKeyToken=”31bf3856ad364e35″ language=”neutral” versionScope=”nonSxS” xmlns:wcm=”http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State” xmlns:xsi=”http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance”>
<CopyProfile>true</CopyProfile>
</component>
</settings>
<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source=”catalog:c:/users/administrator/desktop/install_windows 7 enterprise.clg” xmlns:cpi=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi” />
</unattend>