Is there a way to fix it? Or maybe there is some other tool than sysprep which I could use to change this machines SID? Once you deploy a machine in production and join to domain, who knows what security poilcies applied to machine or various variables which are out of your control. Together, you will save a ton of time and ensure quality control I know you want.
Towards your requirement, I noticed a similar thread for your reference:. Title : Change SID. Microsoft has not tested NewSID for all deployment cloning options. The following article is for your reference:. Yes, just like the Dave mentioned, MDT will be your number one choice, it will help you deploy the OS faster and more effective. I mention this because sysprep is the only supported method of cloning and machine needs to be in a workgroup, and generalize checkbox from sysprep needs to be checked.
Typically customers use tools like Microsoft Deployment Toolkit to add quality control when building a reference machine for sysprep.
On the surface, it sounds like you have a machine running in production that you want to "clone". Most customers use the gold reference image created from MDT and add automation to install whatever apps you need. As s far as "fixing" an image, that may a dead end and I would go in a different direction. The definition of the error is below. Step 1 First you will need to install and setup your reference computer. You will need to complete the Windows setup process, and install any required drivers.
Optionally you can install any applications you also want to be cloned, along with the OS. Once you are happy with you reference setup, you can move onto step 2. I need to create several VMs for development purposes. Thanks Ron. Please use the bit version of the OPK tools instead. Unless you want to be manually going through the initial setup Time-zones, etc..
Hello, This info was really useful. But the link you mentioned above in your description doesnt exist. Way to go man… I was wondering where the hell did they hide this tool, works also on windows server R2…. The generalize and OOBE installation phases will prompt you with lot of questions. You can sit in front of the PC and answer the questions. For mass deployments, an unattended answer file will be a huge help.
This is true in Windows XP and , too. For XP and , setupmgr. The setupmgr. WAIK is modular and requires you to import the install. Brian Desmond was showing how to generate the unattended answer file using WAIK in the following blog:. I agree whole-heartedly with pie8ter — only a feeble-minded little numb nut would put down a fellow I. I would use many expletives to condemn your behavior, but I will refrain and not get on your low, slime-ball level little child.
I would ask that commenters stop the name-calling and go back to focusing on the technical issues. I will delete any further comments on this blog post that do not focus on technical merits or issues. Hi James, i have a problem using sysprep on a I would ask on serverfault.
Also, if you have forgotten to check the generalize button you can poke around the internet and download NewSid. It use to come packaged in SysInternalsSuite, but they have since removed it from the suite. Mark was the original author of the NewSID tool. I know enough about system administration to manage my own small network and set up virtual networks for software development. I would recommend asking your question on serverfault where you can get a much better answer from real sys admins who have dealt with this problem before.
James, Thank you for sharing your expertise. Your article has been extremely helpful to us. Hello, James. So, I had two questions. So, I run Sysprep on the master before making a clone. Or only once? If I can clone it again after altering it, do I have to run sysprep again? Thanks for your time. You only need to sysprep once, but will need to sysprep again if you modify the image. Note that if you have VMs based off this image, modifying the base image will not work.
After the reboot and going through the initial setup I ran psgetsid only to find out that the SID had not changed. Turns out there is no need to change the SID.
Thanks for the article. I was curious to know if sysprep will include imaging the current networking drivers, and some other various drivers that are installed after my first initial installation. Will my drivers be included with the image? This link is for Windows Vista but it still applies. All of the various settings can be applied during different passes of the setup process which sysprep will trigger.
You can read about these passes here. I built a simple unattend file just for sysprep'ing my base image which includes settings in the generalize, specialize, and oobeSystem passes. All of the settings I chose are outlined below. Setting the Internet Explorer homepage to "about:blank", turning off the IE8 Accelerators, and disabling the first run wizard:. There are two versions of Internet Explorer on a bit machine — the bit IE and the bit one.
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