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I built an image of Win7 64bit to deploy out to desktops in my environment.<br />
1. I have the OS on Audit Mode and install updates/software and make changes to settings for the OS/apps as these come out.<br />
2. After I run the sysprep on the Audit mode OS, capture the syspreped img, then install the syspreped img on new machines ready to be deployed, I find that many settings have to be re-applied. These settings include.<br />
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a. I have to re-activate Windows<br />
b. I have to re-activate Office 2010<br />
c. Two boxes that I unchecked for the Windows Update get re-checked and Install new updates should have been set to Every Thursday; but it get reverted back to daily (althouh on this scrnshot it does say Thursday; but for my main img it does not)(The boxes just below - Recommended updates and Who can install updates)(See screenshot).<br />
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BTW... The sysprep command I'm using is:<br />
sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown /unattend:unattend.xml<br />
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I built an image of Win7 64bit to deploy out to desktops in my environment.
1. I have the OS on Audit Mode and install updates/software and make changes to settings for the OS/apps as these come out.
2. After I run the sysprep on the Audit mode OS, capture the syspreped img, then install the syspreped img on new machines ready to be deployed, I find that many settings have to be re-applied. These settings include.

a. I have to re-activate Windows
b. I have to re-activate Office 2010
c. Two boxes that I unchecked for the Windows Update get re-checked and Install new updates should have been set to Every Thursday; but it get reverted back to daily (althouh on this scrnshot it does say Thursday; but for my main img it does not)(The boxes just below - Recommended updates and Who can install updates)(See screenshot).

BTW... The sysprep command I'm using is:
sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown /unattend:unattend.xml

Win7 Audit Mode settings not staying after doing a sysprep

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