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Sysprep HyperV Windows 2008 R2 server - error on startup

I made a sysprep image a Windows 2008 R2 server running on a HyperV host. I selecteed the options 'Enter System Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE), Generlize option is checked, and shutdown options is set to Shutdown.

When I go to boot up the Virtual machine that was sysprep, I get an error during the Windows boot process 'Windows could not fnish configuration the system. To attemp to resume configuration, restart the computer'. A restart does not fix the issue.

How do I get a sysprep to work when having the generlize option? I tired an export from the hyperV manager as well as a clone from VMM but the same error occurs.

netballi

Hello,

Kindly check the line

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744581%28WS.10%29.aspx

you need to remove any network before running sysprep.

gregurl

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I remove the network and performed another sysprep and the error still occurred on startup..

SHB

Have you changed the SID ?

Please refer the links below

http://www.brajkovic.info/virtualization/using-newsid-to-change-sid/

http://download.cnet.com/1770-20_4-0.html?query=sid+changer&searchtype=downloads

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897418

gregurl

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I have not changed the SID. I thought that is what the 'Generalize' option for the sysprep is supposed to do when making the sysprep image. I have done the newsid application in the past but I have read some applications like Sharepoint errors can occur with using newsid,.

netballi

Could you provide us more info on configuration of VM in Hyper V

gregurl

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After some search, it seems the Daemon tools used to mount a CD /DVD could cause an issue. I uninstalled the software but the error still occurs.

I looked in the registry and the \HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\services\sptd\cfg has some issue getting permissions to view the registry kety to delete or change permissions. I try to take ownership of the key under the adminstrators account to delete the key before a sysprep, but I cannot take control of this key.

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gregurl

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The removal of the Daemon tools fix the isssue with teh sysprep install.