I have been working at creating an automated install of Windows 7 Enterprise, all appears to be working as expected except for Remote Assistance. I have a scripted Install that utilizes an answer file. Below is a copy of my answer file.
<?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="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">
<SetupUILanguage>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
</SetupUILanguage>
<InputLocale>0409:00000409</InputLocale>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
<UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback>
<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-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">
<DiskConfiguration>
<Disk wcm:action="add">
<CreatePartitions>
<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
<Order>1</Order>
<Size>100</Size>
<Type>Primary</Type>
</CreatePartition>
<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
<Extend>true</Extend>
<Order>2</Order>
<Type>Primary</Type>
</CreatePartition>
</CreatePartitions>
<ModifyPartitions>
<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
<Active>true</Active>
<Extend>false</Extend>
<Format>NTFS</Format>
<Label>System Reserve</Label>
<Order>1</Order>
<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
<TypeID>0x27</TypeID>
</ModifyPartition>
<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
<Order>2</Order>
<Letter>C</Letter>
<Label>Windows 7</Label>
<Format>NTFS</Format>
<PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
<TypeID>0x7</TypeID>
<Extend>false</Extend>
<Active>false</Active>
</ModifyPartition>
</ModifyPartitions>
<DiskID>0</DiskID>
<WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
</Disk>
<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
</DiskConfiguration>
<ImageInstall>
<OSImage>
<InstallTo>
<DiskID>0</DiskID>
<PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
</InstallTo>
<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
<InstallToAvailablePartition>false</InstallToAvailablePartition>
</OSImage>
</ImageInstall>
<UserData>
<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
<Organization>ACME Group</Organization>
</UserData>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="specialize">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" 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">
<RunSynchronous>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Path>REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\FirstNetwork" /v Category
/t REG_DWORD /d 00000000 /f</Path>
<Order>1</Order>
<Description>Setting Network Location</Description>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Path>REG ADD "HKCR\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}" /v LocalizedString /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d ""%"USERNAME"%"
on "%"COMPUTERNAME"%"" /f</Path>
<Order>2</Order>
<Description>Change "Computer" lable to "Username" on "Computername"</Description>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Path>REG ADD "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel" /v "{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"
/t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f</Path>
<Description>Show Computer icon on the desktop</Description>
<Order>3</Order>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Description>Show User's Files icon on the desktop</Description>
<Path>REG ADD "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel" /v "{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}"
/t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f</Path>
<Order>4</Order>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Description>Disable Desktop Gadgets</Description>
<Order>5</Order>
<Path>REG ADD "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Windows\Sidebar" /v "TurnOffSidebar"
/t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
</RunSynchronous>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-ErrorReportingCore" 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">
<DefaultConsent>1</DefaultConsent>
<DisableWER>1</DisableWER>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" 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">
<FavoritesList>
<FavoriteItem wcm:action="add">
<FavTitle>ACME 2</FavTitle>
<FavID>2</FavID>
<FavURL>https://www.acme.com/2.htm</FavURL>
<FavIconFile>https://www.acme.com/favicon2.ico</FavIconFile>
</FavoriteItem>
<FavoriteItem wcm:action="add">
<FavID>1</FavID>
<FavTitle>ACME 1</FavTitle>
<FavURL>https://www.acme.com/1.html</FavURL>
<FavIconFile>https://www.acme.com/favicon1.ico</FavIconFile>
</FavoriteItem>
</FavoritesList>
<SearchScopes>
<Scope wcm:action="add">
<ScopeDefault>true</ScopeDefault>
<ScopeDisplayName>Google</ScopeDisplayName>
<ScopeUrl>http://www.google.com/search?q={searchTerms}&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:{language}:{referrer:source}&ie={inputEncoding?}&oe={outputEncoding?}</ScopeUrl>
<ScopeKey>Search1</ScopeKey>
<SuggestionsURL>http://clients5.google.com/complete/search?q={searchTerms}&client=ie8&mw={ie:maxWidth}&sh={ie:sectionHeight}&rh={ie:rowHeight}&inputencoding={inputEncoding}&outputencoding={outputEncoding}</SuggestionsURL>
<FaviconURL>http://www.google.com/favicon.ico</FaviconURL>
</Scope>
</SearchScopes>
<FavoritesOnTop>true</FavoritesOnTop>
<PlaySound>true</PlaySound>
<ShowInformationBar>true</ShowInformationBar>
<Window_Title_CN>ACME Group</Window_Title_CN>
<CompanyName>ACME Group</CompanyName>
<EnableLinksBar>false</EnableLinksBar>
<FavoritesDelete>true</FavoritesDelete>
<BlockPopups>no</BlockPopups>
<Help_Page>http://acme.com/help.htm</Help_Page>
<Home_Page>http://acme.com</Home_Page>
<DisableFirstRunWizard>true</DisableFirstRunWizard>
<LockToolbars>true</LockToolbars>
</component>
<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">
<ComputerName>*</ComputerName>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin" 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">
<Identification>
<Credentials>
<Domain>acme.com</Domain>
<Password>123456</Password>
<Username>acmedeploy</Username>
</Credentials>
<JoinDomain>acme-sd.acme.com</JoinDomain>
<MachineObjectOU>OU=Computers,OU=PCStaging,DC=ACME-SD,DC=ACME,DC=COM</MachineObjectOU>
</Identification>
</component>
<component name="Networking-MPSSVC-Svc" 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">
<DomainProfile_EnableFirewall>false</DomainProfile_EnableFirewall>
<PrivateProfile_EnableFirewall>false</PrivateProfile_EnableFirewall>
<PublicProfile_EnableFirewall>false</PublicProfile_EnableFirewall>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="oobeSystem">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" 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">
<InputLocale>0409:00000409</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
<UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback>
<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
</component>
<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">
<AutoLogon>
<Password>
<Value>********************************************</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<Domain>.</Domain>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<LogonCount>1</LogonCount>
<Username>Administrator</Username>
</AutoLogon>
<OEMInformation>
<Logo>%SystemROOT%\System32\OEM\ACME_Logo.bmp</Logo>
<Manufacturer>ACME Client Services</Manufacturer>
<SupportHours>5:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Pacific Time) Monday - Friday</SupportHours>
<SupportPhone>Extension: 12345 Toll Free: (800) 555-1234</SupportPhone>
<SupportURL>http://acme.com/help.htm</SupportURL>
</OEMInformation>
<OOBE>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
<ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>
<NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
<HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
</OOBE>
<Themes>
<ThemeName>Twilight</ThemeName>
<WindowColor>PhotoScreensaver.scr</WindowColor>
</Themes>
<UserAccounts>
<AdministratorPassword>
<Value>********************************************************************************</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</AdministratorPassword>
<LocalAccounts>
<LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
<Password>
<Value>******************************************</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<Description>Login Option of Last Resort</Description>
<DisplayName>Last Option</DisplayName>
<Group>Users</Group>
<Name>lastoption</Name>
</LocalAccount>
</LocalAccounts>
</UserAccounts>
<VisualEffects>
<FontSmoothing>ClearType</FontSmoothing>
</VisualEffects>
<RegisteredOrganization>ACME</RegisteredOrganization>
<RegisteredOwner />
<TimeZone>Pacific Standard Time</TimeZone>
<ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>
</component>
</settings>
<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="catalog://sand2ua00210tr/projects/windows 7 cust/sources/install_windows 7 enterprise.clg" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>
As you can see I am trying to automate the install. GPO gets applied soon after the install completes. In reading possible solutions, I had our network folks set Task Scheduler to automatic for the specified OU that the computer is placed into. I know that there is a manual fix, the problem I have is I am not going to manually add this group and the users that need to be add manually on every machine that is built. That is what GPO is for. I am at a loss so any help would be great. Thanks
Please let me know if any additional info is needed. I will be glad to add this if requested.