Hi,
To hide the ProductId when the mini-setup wizard runs using the sysprep,
follow the instructions in the KB article given below:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307316&Product=winxp
or
This article was previously published under Q307316
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry.
Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that
you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For
information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the
following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
SYMPTOMS
When the mini-Setup wizard (that is scripted through the Sysprep.exe tool)
runs, the volume license product ID appears for approximately 5 seconds.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the "Update to Windows XP Setup to Stop
Volume Product ID From Being Shown" update from the Microsoft Windows
Update Web site:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
Note For this fix to work, you must do your initial installation of the
operating system before you run Sysprep from a Windows XP Service Pack
1-integrated installation source. Installing the service pack alone will
not prevent the volume license product ID from being displayed. For
additional information about how to obtain the latest service pack for
Windows XP, click the article number below to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
322389 How to Obtain the Latest Windows XP Service Pack
For information about how to preinstall, customize, and deploy the service
pack, obtain the Deploy.cab file, which is a compressed file that contains
a collection of tools and is located in the \Support\Tools folder on the
SP1 CD. For information about the deployment tools, see the Help file
"Microsoft Windows Corporate Deployment Tools User's Guide" (Deploy.chm),
which is included in Deploy.cab.
Release Date: October 25, 2001
For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files,
click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current
virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was
posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to
prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. The English version of this
fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Version Size File name
--------------------------------------------------------
14-Sep-2001 12:39 5.1.2600.13 927,232 Syssetup.dll
14-Sep-2001 12:40 5.1.2600.13 1,142,784 Winnt32a.dll
14-Sep-2001 12:40 5.1.2600.13 1,246,208 Winnt32u.dll
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products
that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first
corrected in Windows XP Service Pack 1.
MORE INFORMATION
How to Apply the Fix
For the following procedure, "e:\" represents the drive of the network or
computer where your distribution folder is located. To apply the fix:
Edit the e:\i386\Dosnet.inf file to add the following entries:
[OptionalSrcDirs]
svcpack
Use the mkdir e:\i386\svcpack command to make a folder that is named
Svcpack in the E:\i386 folder.
Run the hotfix file (Q307316_enu_i386_zip.exe for English) to extract the
binaries to a temporary location:
Copy the Sp1.cat file from the temp folder to the e:\i386\Svcpack folder.
Delete any binaries to be replaced in the i386 folder (for example,
Winnt32a.*, Winnt2u.* and Syssetup.dll). Note that the file name will most
likely have an underscore character (_) at the end.
Copy the hotfix binaries into the i386 folder from the temporary folder.
Note that you do not have to copy the Hotfix.exe, Hotfix.inf, Spmsg.dll or
symbols files.
Delete the e:\i386\Svcpack.in_ file.
Create a new Svcpack.inf file in the e:\i386 folder with the following
entries:
[Version]
Signature="$Windows NT$"
BuildNumber=2600
MajorVersion=5
MinorVersion=1
[SetupData]
CatalogSubDir="i386\svcpack"
[ProductCatalogsToInstall]
sp1.cat
How to Verify That the Hotfix Has Been Installed Properly
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using
Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
After you install Windows XP from the modified distribution share, but
before you run Sysprep, follow these steps to verify that the hotfix has
been installed properly:
Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
Locate the PID value under the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup
Make sure that the PID value setting is xxxxx270.
Quit Registry Editor.
I hope the above information helps you resolve the issue.
S.Vijay
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