Sysprep
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- noun
- Specialized
- I have successfully gotten my sysprep to join my machines to the domain.
Examples
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If you install Office before you run sysprep, it should then be on any computer you push the image onto.
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We found that about 2% of applications just break the sysprep for some reason.
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Windows 7 sysprep is just asking for the computer name, and then it just logs in.
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Does anyone know of a way to add a computer to the domain with Sysprep?
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I used this guide to make my first Win7 Pro sysprep years ago, and it worked great.
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I know sysprep is working because I purposely mistyped the Windows key, and sysprep failed on that step.
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Do I have to include the sysprep in the unattend file if I sysprepped prior to capture?
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The sysprep.exe utility is located in: C:\Windows\System32\sysprep. Run sysprep from that location. This might fix the issue.
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Oddly enough, after running sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown /unattend:unattend.xml, it does its thing and shuts down.
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Before you can use the Sysprep tool, your computer hardware and related devices must meet the following requirements.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Sysprep = system + preparation (semi-transparent) = system + preparation
The name is a clipped blend of 'system' and 'preparation', so the preparatory function is somewhat recoverable, but it is still a branded Microsoft term.
Etymology
Sysprep is a short name made from sys- ('system') and prep ('prepare'). It is a tool that gets a Windows computer ready for copying or for use on other machines, so the name shows what it does.