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        Three things you shouldn’t with Sysprep

Section(s): Deployment
Published on May 29, 2008.
Last Modified on May 29, 2008.
Last Modified by Mitch Tulloch.
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Three things you should not do when running Sysprep on a Windows Vista computer.

Here are three things you shouldn’t do when running Sysprep on a Windows Vista computer:

1. Don’t run Sysprep from any directory except %WINDIR%\system32\sysprep

2. Don’t run Sysprep on a version of Windows different from the one from which you got your version of Sysprep.

3. Don’t run Sysprep on a system that has been upgraded from a previous version of Windows.

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Mitch Tulloch was lead author for the Windows Vista Resource Kit from Microsoft Press, which is the book for IT pros who want to deploy, maintain and support Windows Vista in mid- and large-sized network environments. Mitch was also the author of Introducing Windows Server 2008 and technical project lead for the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Resource Kit, both books also from Microsoft Press. For more information on these and other books by Mitch, see www.mtit.com.

About Mitch Tulloch

Mitch Tulloch is a widely recognized expert on Windows administration, networking, and security. He has been repeatedly awarded Most Valuable Professional (MVP) status by Microsoft for his outstanding contributions in supporting users who deploy and use Microsoft platforms, products and solutions. Mitch has published over two hundred articles on different IT websites and magazines, and he has written or contributed to almost two dozen books and is lead author for the Windows 7 Resource Kit from Microsoft Press. For more information, see www.mtit.com .