sysprep and nosidgen

barrymdonahue

I have been using sysprep to prepare Windows 2000, XP and Windows 2003
images for Virtual Machine testing. When I prep the images I always
select nosidgen. I am trying to get Vista and Windows 2008 images ready
for test but there seems to be no equivalent to nosidgen. The images are
only used for testing and only live for the lenth of the test. It's
important for the SID not to be changed or some of the software I've
installed will not work. Anybody know if there is a way to prevent SID
generation in Vista sysprep?


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barrymdonahue
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Zaphod Beeblebrox

"barrymdonahue" <> wrote
in message news:...
>
> I have been using sysprep to prepare Windows 2000, XP and Windows 2003
> images for Virtual Machine testing. When I prep the images I always
> select nosidgen. I am trying to get Vista and Windows 2008 images
> ready
> for test but there seems to be no equivalent to nosidgen. The images
> are
> only used for testing and only live for the lenth of the test. It's
> important for the SID not to be changed or some of the software I've
> installed will not work. Anybody know if there is a way to prevent SID
> generation in Vista sysprep?
>
>
The only thing that looks promising to me is /audit, which is the same
as -factory in XP's sysprep. Might be worth a try. Another possibility
would be to wait until after un-sealing before installing your software,
then capture the image for use in your testing. Finally, there are
utilities that are supposed to let you change the SID, perhaps using one
to force the desired SID might work.

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barrymdonahue

Zaphod Beeblebrox;1078089 Wrote:
> "barrymdonahue" <> wrote
> in message news:...
> >
> > I have been using sysprep to prepare Windows 2000, XP and Windows
> 2003
> > images for Virtual Machine testing. When I prep the images I always
> > select nosidgen. I am trying to get Vista and Windows 2008 images
> > ready
> > for test but there seems to be no equivalent to nosidgen. The images
> > are
> > only used for testing and only live for the lenth of the test. It's
> > important for the SID not to be changed or some of the software I've
> > installed will not work. Anybody know if there is a way to prevent
> SID
> > generation in Vista sysprep?
> >
> >
> The only thing that looks promising to me is /audit, which is the same
> as -factory in XP's sysprep. Might be worth a try. Another
> possibility
> would be to wait until after un-sealing before installing your
> software,
> then capture the image for use in your testing. Finally, there are
> utilities that are supposed to let you change the SID, perhaps using
> one
> to force the desired SID might work.
>
> --
> Zaphod
>
> No matter where you go, there you are!

In my case I can't change the image after first boot. These images
are used to test Virtual Machines on top of our system. The test harness
needs them to be ready to go as is.
Thanks anyway,


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barrymdonahue
Posted via

Zaphod Beeblebrox

"barrymdonahue" <> wrote
in message news:...
>
> Zaphod Beeblebrox;1078089 Wrote:
>> "barrymdonahue" <>
>> wrote
>> in message news:...
>> >
>> > I have been using sysprep to prepare Windows 2000, XP and Windows
>> 2003
>> > images for Virtual Machine testing. When I prep the images I always
>> > select nosidgen. I am trying to get Vista and Windows 2008 images
>> > ready
>> > for test but there seems to be no equivalent to nosidgen. The
>> > images
>> > are
>> > only used for testing and only live for the lenth of the test. It's
>> > important for the SID not to be changed or some of the software
>> > I've
>> > installed will not work. Anybody know if there is a way to prevent
>> SID
>> > generation in Vista sysprep?
>> >
>> >
>> The only thing that looks promising to me is /audit, which is the
>> same
>> as -factory in XP's sysprep. Might be worth a try. Another
>> possibility
>> would be to wait until after un-sealing before installing your
>> software,
>> then capture the image for use in your testing. Finally, there are
>> utilities that are supposed to let you change the SID, perhaps using
>> one
>> to force the desired SID might work.
>
> In my case I can't change the image after first boot. These images
> are used to test Virtual Machines on top of our system. The test
> harness
> needs them to be ready to go as is.
> Thanks anyway,
>

What about /audit mode? Will that do it for you? If not, then I don't
know what else to suggest.

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Zaphod

No matter where you go, there you are!