This is what happens when I try to be concise... I end up being imprecise instead. I'm sure other people can talk about this, but I can't answer in detail until tonight.
Sent from my Windows Phone ________________________________ From: Ben Scott<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: 12/6/2013 12:10 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] RE: Migrating a Windows 7 wkst to another hard drive On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 8:32 AM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > If you don't go through the full OOBE, then you'll get a new SID and the new > SID won't be in any of the old ACLs. Instant horkage. OK... I understand how the PC getting assigned a new SID (leaving the old SID owning everything in the filesystem) would hork effective permissions. But, can you please clarify: (1) To confirm: If one does *NOT* complete the full Out-Of-Box-Experience process, then a new SID will be generated? But if one *DOES* complete the full Out-Of-Box-Experience process, a new SID will *NOT* be generated? That seems backwards to me. (2) Thus, to *keep* the same SID, one should run SYSPREP before creating the image, and then allow OOBE to complete upon applying the image? (3) As a corollary, if the existing installation is damaged somehow, preventing one from running SYSPREP, ImageX cannot be used to accurately preserve the system before attempting repairs? -- Ben
