This method is an ideal choice when you need to install Windows XP on a number of systems that all require an identical configuration. The System Preparation tool Sysprep , included with Windows XP, can be used to clone a computer and automate the deployment of the operating system.
In this article, I will outline how you can use Sysprep to perform disk duplication. One of the benefits of using disk duplication is that it makes installing an operating system such as Windows XP on multiple computers more efficient. It is a welcome alternative to manually installing the operating system on multiple computers and configuring identical settings.
Instead, the operating system, any service packs, configuration settings and applications can be included in the image and copied to the target machines. What Sysprep does is prepare the system running Windows XP to be duplicated. Once the image is created, you must then use a third party utility to deploy it.
Using a utility like Sysprep offers several advantages. Although some time must be spent preparing the image, it will obviously speed up future installations as well as reduce the amount of user interaction required. The size of the hard disk on the destination computer must also be the same size or larger than the reference computer.
All plug and play devices are redetected after Sysprep has run. The general steps that must be completed when using disk duplication to deploy an operating system include:.
The first step in using Sysprep to create a disk image is to setup up the reference computer. This entails installing the operating system, any service packs, software applications, and configuring settings that you want applied to the target computers. Once you've tested the image to and confident that it's configured the way you want it, you are ready to being the cloning process. At this point you are ready to run Sysprep.
In order for the utility to function correctly, the Setupcl. So your first step will be to create a Sysprep directory in the root folder of drive C on the reference computer. You can create the folder using Windows Explorer or the command prompt. With the second method, open the command prompt and change to the root folder of drive C.
Type md Sysprep as shown in Figure A to create the new directory. Your next step will be to copy the files required to run the utility from the Windows XP CD to the Sysprep directory you just created. Open the Deploy. After completing the steps outlined in the previous section, you are ready to launch the Sysprep utility to clone the reference computer.
From the command prompt, change to the Sysprep directory and type in the following command:. Once you launch the utility a warning message will appear.
Click Ok to acknowledge the warning and the System Preparation Tool window appears as shown in Figure C allowing you to configure how the utility will run.
See Sysprep command-line options to see available options. After the computer shuts down, capture your image with DISM. Deploy this image to a reference computer.
When the reference computer boots, it displays the OOBE screen. If you use multiple unattend files during your computer deployment, you can add the following settings to your each of your unattend files so Windows Setup will generalize the PC after processing the unattend file. Sysprep Process Overview. Sysprep Command-Line Options. Sysprep Support for Server Roles.
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Contents Exit focus mode. Is this page helpful? Now you should create sysprep. Clean any Temp folders and unneeded files and also Make sure to empty recycle bin. It is beter to backup your system by ghost or other tools in this step. Now system is ready to use SysPrep.
The process of program will begin. Now use 3rd party for example ghost and get image of your drive. This image can be restored to any computer that uses the same HAL, and after boot you will have a mini setup process few minutes to finish.
After taking image you can turn on your computer to see mini setup process. Posted 24 December - AM 4. I correctly understand that these changes are necessary for SP2 but for SP3 was not needed? Posted 24 December - AM For keeping the tutorial as small as possible,i did not talk every things. May be some one will not need any of them,and some others will need one,two or all of them. Posted 24 December - AM You can have multiple ntoskrnl and hal files in system32 directory.
Use boot. Is there any drawback in that method? BTW where can i get a copy of Longhorn ntldr? It's a good method. From what I remember, it is also good for uni- and multi-processor machines. Regard post 4 and the boot. Regarding Longhorn, it won't be a legal method unless you have a license agreement for it.
I was just posting the details for completeness. Regards, Galapo. Also in your offline sysprep tool there is an option to stop intelppm service.
Again,does thuun's Panther XP take care of this? But it's been a while, so I'm not exactly sure about standard. Also, I forget whether there is an auto disabling of intelppm service when necessary.
Perhaps it is disabled by default?
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