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--- computing:windows:sysprep [2011/12/26 13:33]
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+++ computing:windows:sysprep [2015/09/10 12:33] (current)
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 ====== Sysprep ======
+===== Preserve Activation =====
+**Windows 10**: http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3020-windows-10-image-customize-audit-mode-sysprep.html
+**Windows Vista/7**: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=5114
+**Windows XP**: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457078.aspx
+<file>
+sysprep -reseal -activated
+</file>
+===== Fatal Error =====
+http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/425bd101-8a87-488c-b2e2-9f2f8113a0d9/sysprep-fatal-error-occurred-while-trying-to-sysprep-the-machine?forum=w7itproinstall
+Worked on Windows Server 2012 R2:
+In Registry Editor, set the value of GeneralizationState under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\Status\SysprepStatus to 7, then run sysprep again.
 ===== Windows XP =====
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   - Update your master system with applications and patches.
-  - Run 'sysprep -factory' & reboot.
+  - Run ''sysprep -factory'' and reboot.
-  - Activate windows.
+  - Activate Windows.
-  - Run 'sysprep -reseal -activated'. No error message about the grace period appears this time!
+  - Run ''sysprep -reseal -activated''. No error message about the grace period appears this time!
   - Use the prepped system's drive as your fresh master image for deployment.

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