Sysprep problemes and ComputerName

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Ralph Herold

Problem Description: Hi,

I'm trying to make a Ghost Image for our new laptops. The
problem I have is that when I use SysPrep and I reboot the
laptop, it doesn't prompt for a ComputerName. It's always
generating a random string for the ComputerName. Although
under [UserData] there is no object ComputerName.....

Here is the SysPrep.inf file I use (made it with the
SetupManger)

;SetupMgrTag
[Unattended]
InstallFilesPath=C:\sysprep\i386
TargetPath=\WINDOWS

[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword="********"
EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=105
OEMDuplicatorstring="Ghost XP for T-40 v1.0"

[UserData]
ProductKey=*****-*****-*****-*****-*****
FullName="SGS"
OrgName="SGS"

[Display]
BitsPerPel=16
Xresolution=1024
YResolution=768
Vrefresh=72

[TapiLocation]
CountryCode=32
Dialing=Tone
AreaCode=03
LongDistanceAccess="0"

[RegionalSettings]
LanguageGroup=1

[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup=SGSGROUP

[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Branding]
BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes

[Proxy]
Proxy_Enable=0
Use_Same_Proxy=0

When I run SysPrep.exe I check the 'Use Mini Setup' box
and click 'Reseal'.

So what is it that I do wrong ?

Regards,
Ralph


Problem Area: Setup, Installation, Upgrade
Frequency of problem: Always Happens
Operating system / version: Windows XP
 
Customizing Sysprep Installations
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/prbc_cai_oziz.asp

Learn to exploit WinXP's disk cloning support
http://techrepublic.com.com/5102-6268-1052333.html


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Nicholas

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"Ralph Herold" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message:


| Problem Description: Hi,
|
| I'm trying to make a Ghost Image for our new laptops. The
| problem I have is that when I use SysPrep and I reboot the
| laptop, it doesn't prompt for a ComputerName. It's always
| generating a random string for the ComputerName. Although
| under [UserData] there is no object ComputerName.....
|
| Here is the SysPrep.inf file I use (made it with the
| SetupManger)
|
| ;SetupMgrTag
| [Unattended]
| InstallFilesPath=C:\sysprep\i386
| TargetPath=\WINDOWS
|
| [GuiUnattended]
| AdminPassword="********"
| EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
| OEMSkipRegional=1
| TimeZone=105
| OEMDuplicatorstring="Ghost XP for T-40 v1.0"
|
| [UserData]
| ProductKey=*****-*****-*****-*****-*****
| FullName="SGS"
| OrgName="SGS"
|
| [Display]
| BitsPerPel=16
| Xresolution=1024
| YResolution=768
| Vrefresh=72
|
| [TapiLocation]
| CountryCode=32
| Dialing=Tone
| AreaCode=03
| LongDistanceAccess="0"
|
| [RegionalSettings]
| LanguageGroup=1
|
| [Identification]
| JoinWorkgroup=SGSGROUP
|
| [Networking]
| InstallDefaultComponents=Yes
|
| [Branding]
| BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes
|
| [Proxy]
| Proxy_Enable=0
| Use_Same_Proxy=0
|
| When I run SysPrep.exe I check the 'Use Mini Setup' box
| and click 'Reseal'.
|
| So what is it that I do wrong ?
|
| Regards,
| Ralph
|
|
| Problem Area: Setup, Installation, Upgrade
| Frequency of problem: Always Happens
| Operating system / version: Windows XP
 
I copied and pasted your listed sysprep.inf and only
changed the PID to mine, and I am prompted for a Computer
Name on the same screen it prompts for Admin Password,
but the Admin Pasword is prepopulated per the sysprep.inf.

The computer name will be the one generated from your
entry in the Unattend.txt you used to create the image
originally.

Regards,

Hawkens
 
Ralph,
Try adding ComputerName= to the [UserData] section of your
sysprep.inf. If ComputerName= is empty or missing you
should be prompted for a computer name. However, since
it's not working for you give this a try.
-Stephan
 
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