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it was nice but due to this some thing will get loose
better u guy can transfer the HDD to new computer and boot it with safe mode and install the drivers and restart it in normal mode
it was nice but due to this some thing will get loose
better u guy can transfer the HDD to new computer and boot it with safe mode and install the drivers and restart it in normal mode
in the tutorial, it is told after running the sysprep, next step is to clone/backup the harddrive and then restore the image onto another harddrive. As the system has already gone through sysprep, how could i do a cloning? Do i need a cd native booted cloning software? any suggestions?
Yes, you need a third party imaging solution that allows you to create an image when not booted to Windows. Macrium is one good solution.
Kari,
Question:
Why in post #14 below is it recommended to boot with an imaging CD\DVD? Once sysprep is complete and the hard drive moved into a new system, wouldn't the hard drive boot without the third party software?
The third-party software I use (Casper) does not require restoring the image. It clones the entire hard drive which is bootable as it is. Am I missing something here?
You are not missing anything. Quite an opposite, you have revealed an error in my response there. I have asked administrators to check if a member has deleted a post there, because I have really big difficulties to understand how I have responded so if the post you quoted is a response to the post above it.
The post in question is telling about scenario where HDD is changed. You only need to boot with imaging tool if / when you are moving the image to a new HDD. Only then.
If you move the HDD to new setup, you of course boot from that sysprepped HDD.
Thanks for showing the error in my response.
Kari
EDIT: Admin told me it's no longer possible to see if there were some deleted posts just before that post of mine. Anyway, I edited it now to answer the question above it.
I'm sorry that it has been there for quite a while now. The post did not made sense if it was a response to the question above it. Too long time now, I do not remember any deleted posts there but want to think there was some asking something that would have been answered with the post of mine you quoted. Don't want to think I'm such an idiot I would give so wrong answer...
Kari,
Well, that makes me feel better. I'm glad I could help clarify. That is the least I can do especially considering this is such a beneficial and informative thread.
Rick
Two follow up questions:
Are there any advantages to running sysprep in safe mode?
Is there a workaround for restoring lost personal settings, (toolbars, folder options etc) after running sysprep? Are these preferences stored in any particular folder(s) that could be copied over to the new system?
I successfully ran sysprep, moved the ssd to the new machine and get the following errors and bsod:
1. Auto check program not found
2. Then windows logo, then blue screen flash with error c000021a "session manager initialization system process terminated."
3. immediate reboot
I was really hoping this would work, any ideas?
Last edited by SevenRick; 10 Jul 2012 at 08:29.