Help with 'Windows cannot read the <ProductKey> setting from the unattend answer file'.

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LPIII
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Help with 'Windows cannot read the <ProductKey> setting from the unattend answer file'.

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When I got this error I tried to follow the instructions in this video which were to uncheck Floppy in Settings and then go to my VM's folder to delete the Disk Image File, but I don't have one:
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JoeStrauss
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Joined: 6. Nov 2018, 23:47

Re: Help with 'Windows cannot read the <ProductKey> setting from the unattend answer file'.

Post by JoeStrauss »

Solution:

1. Power of the VM machine
2. Go to the settings of your VM - System - Boot Order - Uncheck Floppy
3. Press OK
4. Go to the folder where your VM is stored (default is Home - VirtualBox VMs)
5. Delete all 3 files that start with "Unattended"
6. Power on the VM machine
7. Click OK on the warning
8. Press any key to continue

All done, now it should work as normal.

Credit: https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualbox/com ... _read_the/
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