Why sysprep before imaging

Toggle search form. This way after the system is prepped, the PC will shutdown, and will be ready for you to create your master image.

Robert Borges About Robert Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Sign up for the Robert Borges Blog Newsletter. First Name. Last Name. If you are WSUS to update it will be a problem. Comments: Agreed. This is the main reason we use Sysprep as well - the ability to have one image that can be applied to virtually any hardware. Sysprep on XP was quite tricky. I was not aware that one image could be deployed to desktops, laptops, and tablets.

I guess in that case you would need to use sysprep as I would think the drivers, etc. I actually have enough space and image thru put time to incorporate 99 percent of the needed drivers for all the models we have imaged.

This still works with windows 8, 8. The big things are your imaged is sysprep'd and you only have one partition. Those usually contain every driver you need in one package. Are you deploying the same image to laptops and tablets? Yes I have a different post script for them but they use the same wim file - SMal. Posted by: JordanNolan 7 years ago.

Also, with the scripted installs you can do things like force down the windows updates at the end automatically and end up with a fully patched system Just my opinion. Update your deployment workflow to use Sysprep from the command line. For more information, see Sysprep Command-Line Options. Sysprep Process Overview. Feedback will be sent to Microsoft: By pressing the submit button, your feedback will be used to improve Microsoft products and services.

The one exception mentioned in Russinovich's post involves domain controllers. Thus, in that situation, the SID is referenced by other systems. However, from an authentication perspective, it still uses the computer account in the domain for the identity when authenticating remotely. I encourage you to read not only Russinovich's posts but the reader comments as well. If you are thinking, "But It's like a fundamental truth has been shattered. Despite this myth-shattering turn, I'm not suggesting that you don't use Sysprep.

Regardless of the overblown security issue, the fact remains that Sysprep resets many different internal aspects of a system and is required for support by Microsoft. Without it, you may have problems with certain applications functioning properly. Yes, Sysprep can be a pain to use, but you can get past that. Follow J.