I've had issues with windows Vista/7 images. Here's one of the big gotchas:
You can only sysprep an image 3 times. After that, it's no good... you'll have to start over. What that means: You make a base install of 7 and sysprep (1) image it. then you make a basic image with your usual software ans sysprep (2) that. Then you make a very specific lab image and sysprep (3) that... That's it. you can't do it anymore. If you try to modify your 3rd sysprep image and re-sysprep (4) it... game over. This is one of the ways Microsoft is trying to prevent piracy. Either that or they are trying to drive techs crazy. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: itli...@imcu.com [mailto:itli...@imcu.com] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:01:31 -0800 Subject: Windows 7 Sysprep, PITA > Why is the sysprep on Windows 7 so hard to get right? > > I have an image that has worked for over a year. > > I added some software to it and reimaged. > > Not the original machine comes out of Sysprep just fine but the > install.wim is failing on all imaged devices with a Windows failed to > load please insert Windows media and try again. > > WTF??? > > Any ideas? > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
