Re: Sysprep Failure

try closeing all running processes and removing any unnessary hardware
before running sysprep.

--
Josh


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"Corey Strock" <Corey Strock@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:018BBD8F-A91F-46A1-8A8F-CFC2715CCCFB@microsoft.com...
>I am trying to Sysprep a Dell GX620 with a Base install on Windows Vista
> Enterprise x86. I have also tried with an install on Windows Vista
> Ultimate
> and received the same error. Both editions are the current versions, are
> both English.
>
> When I run sysprep with the "generalize" checkbox marked, or with the
> Generalize switch from the Command Line, sysprep always fails with a
> "fatal
> error".
>
> I checked setuperr.log in the Panther folder and the following show up:
>
> 2006-11-30 15:31:02, Error SYSPRP MSS: _DeleteValue call
> failed to delete reg value SystemIndexNormalization under reg key
> SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Search- error 0x2.[gle=0x00000012]
> 2006-11-30 15:31:14, Error SYSPRP SPPNP: Error 0x2 setting
> SDDL on driver file C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\Core\smwdmif.dll!
> 2006-11-30 15:31:14, Error SYSPRP SPPNP: Error 0x2 setting
> SDDL on driver file C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\Core\smax4pnp.exe!
> 2006-11-30 15:31:14, Error SYSPRP SPPNP: Error 0x2 setting
> SDDL on driver file C:\Windows\system32\Edcrypt.dll!
> 2006-11-30 15:31:24, Error [0x0f0082] SYSPRP LaunchDll:Failure
> occurred
> while executing 'C:\Windows\System32\slc.dll,SLReArmWindows', returned
> error
> code -2147023834
> 2006-11-30 15:31:24, Error [0x0f0070] SYSPRP RunExternalDlls:An error
> occurred while running registry sysprep DLLs, halting sysprep execution.
> dwRet = -2147023834
> 2006-11-30 15:31:24, Error [0x0f00a8] SYSPRP WinMain:Hit failure
> while
> processing sysprep generalize providers; hr = 0x80070426
>
> The last 3 errors occur near the end of the act log.
>
>
> I have been able to run Sysprep and had it complete successfully if I do
> not
> try and "generalize", but as I am trying to work with the KMS license
> system,
> I have to generalize in order to have the KMS server recognize each
> machine
> as different, or at least that is what I read.
>
> Any help would be great, I have been unable to "generalize" since I first
> tried it, back in beta 2.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Corey

I tried stopping every process and service that did not lead to a blue
screen, or to a system failure, and then Sysprepping, the error still occurs
though. As for unnecesary hardware, everything is onboard on the machine, so
that should not be an issue.

I do have UAC turned off, though I am not sure that should make a
difference. I am trying to sysprep a base Enterprise/Ultimate (tried
both)install with only WinZip and Acrobat Reader Installed.

It works without the /generalize switch. In order to use the Enterprise
version and KMS I need to use the /generalize switch right? Because if I
don't actually need to use that switch than I won't worry about it.

Corey

"Josh" wrote:

> try closeing all running processes and removing any unnessary hardware
> before running sysprep.
>
> --
> Josh
>
>
> You never know what you might learn - http://windowsconnected.com
>
> "Corey Strock" <Corey Strock@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:018BBD8F-A91F-46A1-8A8F-CFC2715CCCFB@microsoft.com...
> >I am trying to Sysprep a Dell GX620 with a Base install on Windows Vista
> > Enterprise x86. I have also tried with an install on Windows Vista
> > Ultimate
> > and received the same error. Both editions are the current versions, are
> > both English.
> >
> > When I run sysprep with the "generalize" checkbox marked, or with the
> > Generalize switch from the Command Line, sysprep always fails with a
> > "fatal
> > error".
> >
> > I checked setuperr.log in the Panther folder and the following show up:
> >
> > 2006-11-30 15:31:02, Error SYSPRP MSS: _DeleteValue call
> > failed to delete reg value SystemIndexNormalization under reg key
> > SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Search- error 0x2.[gle=0x00000012]
> > 2006-11-30 15:31:14, Error SYSPRP SPPNP: Error 0x2 setting
> > SDDL on driver file C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\Core\smwdmif.dll!
> > 2006-11-30 15:31:14, Error SYSPRP SPPNP: Error 0x2 setting
> > SDDL on driver file C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\Core\smax4pnp.exe!
> > 2006-11-30 15:31:14, Error SYSPRP SPPNP: Error 0x2 setting
> > SDDL on driver file C:\Windows\system32\Edcrypt.dll!
> > 2006-11-30 15:31:24, Error [0x0f0082] SYSPRP LaunchDll:Failure
> > occurred
> > while executing 'C:\Windows\System32\slc.dll,SLReArmWindows', returned
> > error
> > code -2147023834
> > 2006-11-30 15:31:24, Error [0x0f0070] SYSPRP RunExternalDlls:An error
> > occurred while running registry sysprep DLLs, halting sysprep execution.
> > dwRet = -2147023834
> > 2006-11-30 15:31:24, Error [0x0f00a8] SYSPRP WinMain:Hit failure
> > while
> > processing sysprep generalize providers; hr = 0x80070426
> >
> > The last 3 errors occur near the end of the act log.
> >
> >
> > I have been able to run Sysprep and had it complete successfully if I do
> > not
> > try and "generalize", but as I am trying to work with the KMS license
> > system,
> > I have to generalize in order to have the KMS server recognize each
> > machine
> > as different, or at least that is what I read.
> >
> > Any help would be great, I have been unable to "generalize" since I first
> > tried it, back in beta 2.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Corey
>