SYSPREP 2.0

[Kevin]

I'm trying to use SYSPREP version 2.0 to prep my machine for a ghost image.

When I run the sysprep.exe is loads a GUI interface giving me three options:
1. Factory
2. Audit
3. Reseal

I'm not sure which one I should use. So I have tried all three, but every
time I select one and restart, this GUI tool pops backup. i can't get rid of
it.

So I have two questions:
1. How should I prep XP for a Ghost image?
2. How can I get rid of this GUI screeen popping up?

Thanks,
Kevin

 

[Nicholas]

How to use Sysprep with Ghost
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPOR...nsf&view=docid&dtype=&prod=&ver=&osv=&osv_lvl

Cloning Windows XP Professional, Revisited!
The final answer on how to make a bootable back-up copy of Windows XP
http://www.infinisource.com/features/backup-windowsxp1.html

Deploying Windows XP
http://www.labmice.net/WindowsXP/Install/deploy.htm


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Nicholas

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| I'm trying to use SYSPREP version 2.0 to prep my machine for a ghost image.
|
| When I run the sysprep.exe is loads a GUI interface giving me three options:
| 1. Factory
| 2. Audit
| 3. Reseal
|
| I'm not sure which one I should use. So I have tried all three, but every
| time I select one and restart, this GUI tool pops backup. i can't get rid of
| it.
|
| So I have two questions:
| 1. How should I prep XP for a Ghost image?
| 2. How can I get rid of this GUI screeen popping up?
|
| Thanks,
| Kevin
|
|

 

[Stephan]

Kevin,
Have you created a sysprep.inf file?
Instead of double-clicking on the sysprep.exe, go to a
command prompt, change to the c:\sysprep directory and
issue the following command, or the command that suits
you - SYSPREP -MINI -QUIET -RESEAL -SHUTDOWN
The -MINI switch will look for and use your sysprep.inf
file.
-Stephan

 

[George S. Ellis]

As you have already read, you Reseal and Mini. Mini stands for Mini-setup
which is what does the PnP redetection. BUT do not use the PNP switch
unless you have non-PNP ISA cards. Using PNP on a machine that does not
need it will result in the machine "locking up" for about 5-10 minutes the
first time it logs on. The "lockup" is actually the AC97 audio drivers
SLOWLY reinstalling.