HELP!!! Trying to SysPrep Windows 7 Pro

Did you use the oobe and generalize switches?

The problem lies with when Sysprep is used with Windows 7, it wipes out the domain accounts.  I would like to keep them on the PC, so when I clone them with Ghost, those accounts carry over to the ghosted PC, like we use to with Windows XP Pro.

This would give my IT Dept. an admin account that they could use to install individual software down the road for individuals on the user's PC.  Also, this would give the way to setup a default user account that reflects the setup/configuration of the PC, so if a user's PC fails for hardware reasons, they could move over to another PC in the office and just log in with their credentials and everything would be setup, ready to go.

Yes, we have used Sysprep oobe.

Is there sysprep options that will allow this?

OK, let me ask this...I know sysprep removes the PC from the domain, that is fine, but is there a way to copy say a domain account settings/configurations to the default user account in Windows 7 Pro?

That would fix all my issues, I think for now.

Thanks again.

Ehr, what do you mean with default user account? A domain computer always asks for a username/password. So there is no real default account.

Have you thought about using "Folder Redirection" and "Roaming Profiles" so that user profiles and data are stored on the server? This will allow a user to log into a replacement PC and have their profile settings and data accessible.

With Windows XP Pro there was a Default User folder within Documents and Settings that we used to copy over with a domain account.  That way, anyone that logged into the system from there on, makiing any applicatoin registration or application setup unneccessary for future users.

I have considered roaming profiles, but just seems to use too much network bandwidth for us at this time.  Currently, we use mapped drives instead of folder redirection, but I am consider folder redirection in the future.

I was just wondering if Windows 7 Pro had a similar folder like Windows XP Pro did for copying profile settings for whomever log onto the PC will have the same settings due to the default user account copied over.