Re: Why bother using Sysprep (or ghostwalker or anyother sid changer) if you are using a Domain?

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Brian HBooGz,wrote:





Why shouldn't he use sysprep? What's better about ghostwalker?

For that matter why worry about changing the SID anyway?

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WSUS: Script to delete duplicate SID created by Disk Imaging / Disk Cloning
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Author: Mohammed Athif Khaleel MVP
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Article ID : 555452
Last Review : September 6, 2005
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SUMMARY SUMMARY
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WSUS: Script to delete duplicate SID created by Disk Imaging / Disk Cloning
APPLIES TO APPLIES TO
SUMMARY
WSUS Clients do not report on WSUS Server. This script will delete AccountDomainSid, PingID, SusClientId registry keys if exists. Automatic Updates with WSUS doesn’t work if the workstation is installed via Disk Imaging or Disk Cloning.
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Tips
WSUS: Script to delete duplicate SID created by Disk Imaging / Disk Cloning
When you ghost an image and when that machine is a WSUS Client, it may not appear in the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) console or sometime, it may not communicate with WSUS Server as it will have the duplicate registry values. More information on
Automatic Updates with WSUS doesn’t work if workstation is installed via Disk Imaging / Disk Cloning;
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555351

If you have multiple computers with this behavior, then you can add a logon script which can do the task automatically. Note this has to be done only once.
====================================================================================
@echo off
Echo Save the batch file "AU_Clean_SID.cmd". This batch file will do the following:
Echo 1. Stop the wuauserv service
Echo 2. Delete the AccountDomainSid registry key (if it exists)
Echo 3. Delete the PingID registry key (if it exists)
Echo 4. Delete the SusClientId registry key (if it exists)
Echo 5. Restart the wuauserv service
Echo 6. Resets the Authorization Cookie
Pause
@echo on
net stop wuauserv
REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate" /v AccountDomainSid /f
REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate" /v PingID /f
REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate" /v SusClientId /f
net start wuauserv
wuauclt /resetauthorization /detectnow
Pause
====================================================================================
These registry entries will be re-created at the next detection cycle.

More Information:

Automatic Updates with WSUS doesn’t work if workstation is installed via Disk Imaging / Disk Cloning:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555351

NewSID is a program developed by sysinternals that changes a computer's SID. It is free, comes with full source, and is a Win32 program, meaning that it can easily be run on systems that have been previously cloned. NewSID works on Windows NT 4, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows .NET Server. You can download NewSID from http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/NewSid.html

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• Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
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• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
• Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002
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If you change the name and re-add them to the domain what difference
does it really make?

Couldn't you ghost a 100 systems (so long as they are identical) and
change their names and add them to a domain (either Windows 2000 or 2003
active directory)? Would it really screw anything up?

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View products that this article applies to.
Author: Mohammed Athif Khaleel MVP
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Article ID : 555452
Last Review : September 6, 2005
Revision : 1.0
On This Page
SUMMARY SUMMARY
Tips Tips
WSUS: Script to delete duplicate SID created by Disk Imaging / Disk Cloning
APPLIES TO APPLIES TO
SUMMARY
WSUS Clients do not report on WSUS Server. This script will delete AccountDomainSid, PingID, SusClientId registry keys if exists. Automatic Updates with WSUS doesn’t work if the workstation is installed via Disk Imaging or Disk Cloning.
Back to the top Back to the top
Tips
WSUS: Script to delete duplicate SID created by Disk Imaging / Disk Cloning
When you ghost an image and when that machine is a WSUS Client, it may not appear in the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) console or sometime, it may not communicate with WSUS Server as it will have the duplicate registry values. More information on
Automatic Updates with WSUS doesn’t work if workstation is installed via Disk Imaging / Disk Cloning;
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555351

If you have multiple computers with this behavior, then you can add a logon script which can do the task automatically. Note this has to be done only once.
====================================================================================
@echo off
Echo Save the batch file "AU_Clean_SID.cmd". This batch file will do the following:
Echo 1. Stop the wuauserv service
Echo 2. Delete the AccountDomainSid registry key (if it exists)
Echo 3. Delete the PingID registry key (if it exists)
Echo 4. Delete the SusClientId registry key (if it exists)
Echo 5. Restart the wuauserv service
Echo 6. Resets the Authorization Cookie
Pause
@echo on
net stop wuauserv
REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate" /v AccountDomainSid /f
REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate" /v PingID /f
REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate" /v SusClientId /f
net start wuauserv
wuauclt /resetauthorization /detectnow
Pause
====================================================================================
These registry entries will be re-created at the next detection cycle.

More Information:

Automatic Updates with WSUS doesn’t work if workstation is installed via Disk Imaging / Disk Cloning:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555351

NewSID is a program developed by sysinternals that changes a computer's SID. It is free, comes with full source, and is a Win32 program, meaning that it can easily be run on systems that have been previously cloned. NewSID works on Windows NT 4, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows .NET Server. You can download NewSID from http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/NewSid.html

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APPLIES TO
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
• Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED HEREIN. ALL SUCH INFORMATION AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WORKMANLIKE EFFORT, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE INFORMATION AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED HEREIN, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF MICROSOFT OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES.
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