Mass deployment (what to do after fbreseal?)

[rokj]

Hi.

I was following How to Create a Run-Time Image for Mass Deployment on
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms913695.aspx
but I do not know when exactly do I have to do backup/image of system?

After I run fbreseal, popup shows that system will reboot, soo I press
OK and system reboots. Can I just wait for another system bootup, do
system cloning and then shutdown or do I have to shutdown/turnoff PC
when system is starting up again (after pressing OK on that popup,
clean shutdown and looking BIOS info ...)?

Thank you.

Kind regards,

Rok

 

[Perro Flaco]

Hi. After you get the popup telling you that the system will reboot,
you should click OK, wait until Windows closes, and then turn off the
computer. Now, you can backup your operating system wherever you want.

If don't backup at this point the operating system, letting the
computer reboots, your operating system image will be useless for mass
deployment.

 

[Guest]

Hi,
Better to do a controlled shutdown when the popup comes up (ignoring the
popup). If you get the timing of the power off wrong when the machine is
trying to restart, then you could corrupt the registry (happened to me). Once
the machine has restarted then it is unsealed again AFAIK.
John