I have created an answer file and when I use it with an iso, it gives error - "Windows could not parse or process the unattend answer file for pass [specialize]. The settings specified in the answer file cannot be applied. The error was detected while processing settings for component [Microsoft-Windows-Deployment]" I have tried to use an answer file downloaded from here also, with the same iso, but it gives the same error. I am trying this in a virtualbox. What am I doing wrong ?
I would break your xml up into chunks and check them individually until I figured out which part was causing the issue. Alternatively you could also post it here in a code-box minus any product keys and ask for help...
I have checked the error log and there are some old registry entries which are causing the issue. Figuring out, how to delete those old entries from registry. EDIT: Turns out, I had 2 autounattend.xml files. One in root, which I was working on and one in sources\$oem$\$$\Panther\unattend folder which windows was picking up and causing errors.