Windows Server 2008 Enterprise and sysprep
I have a new 2008 server which is running as a VM. I have installed service Pack 2 and some common programs such as winzip etc and added some standard shortcuts on the desktop. Initially I had set a static IP and RDP to the server to make all the changes. Once I was ready [...]

Answer Question   |  June 28, 2011  1:36 AM
Sysprep, Virtual machine, Windows Server 2008, Windows Virtualization

Default User Custom Profile in Windows 7 (without sysprep)
Hi all, I have just made a Windows 64-bit image however, im having a little issue. windows 7 no longer supports copying a custom users profile over as the default user (Even if i use Windows Enabler or open and paste profiles) it just will not do it. I even i go into HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionProfileList [...]

Answer Question   |  November 9, 2011  3:00 AM
Deployment, Sysprep, Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit, Windows Server User Profiles

Sysprep and Virtual Machines
Do you sysprep before P2V or after P2V? I want to create a standardized virtual machine to use as a base VM when installing different apps for different uses but not sure of when to use sysprep.

Answer Question   |  September 21, 2010  6:34 PM
Application virtualization, P2V, Sysprep, Virtual Machines, VMware P2V

Sysprep 3rd Party Drivers
Hi, hopefully someone can point out the thing i have missed about this I built an image on a DELL 390 PC, sysprepped it then captured teh image on WDS. I have a directory on the distribution share which has teh required drivers in for teh other target machines i will use the path is [...]

Answer Question   |  November 3, 2010  4:17 PM
Drivers, OemPnPDriversPath, Sysprep, Windows XP

Create unattend.xml for Vista SYSPREP
Can you give a step-by-step tutorial on creating the unattend.xml used by Windows Vista’s SYSPREP program?

Answer Question   |  January 27, 2009  4:44 PM
Sysprep, unattend.xml, Vista

VMware Windows templates Sysprep
Do I have to absolutly use sysprep after I deploy a windows template? If I dont! what are the positives and negitives?

Answer Question   |  December 5, 2008  9:57 PM
Sysprep, VMware, VMware Windows Templates

WDS – using sysprep tool and deploying the image
Helo, my question is about WDS (Windows deployment services), I’ll try to be short. I have a working WDS server. I can upload images and create them on my testing network, and after that deploy them. The problem is that WDS will not recognize a volume if it has not been prepared by sysprep tool [...]

Answer Question   |  September 9, 2008  1:25 PM
Sysprep, WDS, Windows Deployment Services

run SysPrep WITHOUT causing an error or losing specific settings?
run SysPrep WITHOUT causing an error or losing specific settings?

Answer Question   |  May 28, 2008  3:31 PM
Sysprep, System Preparation Tool, Windows Server 2003

sysprep OemPnPDriversPath not working
I can’t for the life of me get windows to locate and load drivers for after I sysprep. The drivers are all copied to the local HDD in c:SupportDriversD430 with subfolders such as chipset, video, nic, etc. All files are extracted and the inf files are present in the path. I use “sysprep.exe –reseal –mini” [...]

Answer Question   |  December 10, 2009  12:52 AM
OemPnPDrivers, Sysprep, Systems administration