Sysprep turns System Restore back on WHY?

[mendes9]

Hello, on my XP image, I turn off system restore but after the pc is
imaged and sysprep runs, it turns on System Restore. On my image, I
have turned off System Restore, and we are using a local group policy,
and I have turned it off there also, but everytime after sysprep runs
when setting up a new pc, system restore comes back on ... anyone know
why?

 

[Bill Stewart]

Hello, on my XP image, I turn off system restore but after the pc is
imaged and sysprep runs, it turns on System Restore. On my image, I
have turned off System Restore, and we are using a local group policy,
and I have turned it off there also, but everytime after sysprep runs
when setting up a new pc, system restore comes back on ... anyone know
why?

Yes, I have noticed the same annoying behavior. I suspect it's a bug in
Sysprep, but haven't pursued it because I came up with a workaround.

Try putting the following command in the [GuiRunOnce] section of your
sysprep.inf file:

wmic /namespace:\\root\default path SystemRestore call Disable
%SystemDrive%\

(all on one line)

Let me know if this works for you.

 

[Guest]

Make your changes to System Restore using the GUI, then duplicate registry
values in the following key:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore

To here and this will now become the defaults for System Restore after you
have resealed the system.

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore\CFG

Hawkens

 

[uday.hegde]

Hi,

I am facing the same problem.

Did you figure out how to prevent sysprep to start up the system
restore automatically?

Please let me know.

Thanks

Uday Hegde
University of Toledo
College of Engineering

 

[Bill Stewart]

Did you figure out how to prevent sysprep to start up the system
restore automatically?

Yes. Previously posted in this thread:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.setup_deployment/msg/bddeaf2d1b041723