sysprep

Roughneck · 2 Nov 2006 at 09:01

Ive read that you can use sysprep before installing a new mobo wich basically resets your drivers back to windows default. thus allowing u to install the board without reinstalling windows

anyone tried it?

Raumarik · 2 Nov 2006 at 09:30

Tried that before, doesn't always work even when moving from one model of Dell to another very similar model. There might well be another better program but personally I take any chance I can to install a fresh OS.

J.B · 2 Nov 2006 at 12:40

just a thought, could you not use device manager to unistall all devices, then it should just asign windows drivers

Phate · 2 Nov 2006 at 12:46

sysprep is mainly for using different windows keys. so say you have 10 identical pc's and 10 licenses.

you can install 1 license on one pc and configure it all and get it lovely.

Then sysprep it and then ghost the drive to the 9 others. plug them in to their own machines and type in their own license keys.

Raumarik · 2 Nov 2006 at 13:40

J.B said:
just a thought, could you not use device manager to unistall all devices, then it should just asign windows drivers

Has never worked for me, it'll only work if you have the drivers on it for the new PC and do it in safe mode - possibly.

Phate said:
sysprep is mainly for using different windows keys. so say you have 10 identical pc's and 10 licenses.

you can install 1 license on one pc and configure it all and get it lovely.

Then sysprep it and then ghost the drive to the 9 others. plug them in to their own machines and type in their own license keys.

I use a corporate license so the key is in the sysprep file so I dont have to enter it. It's more so that the computers all have different SID numbers for the network and of course so that all your apps etc are preinstalled and setup as you want.

Phate · 2 Nov 2006 at 13:42

Kami said:
I use a corporate license so the key is in the sysprep file so I dont have to enter it. It's more so that the computers all have different SID numbers for the network and of course so that all your apps etc are preinstalled and setup as you want.

well if your using a corp key then fair enough.

I remember at my old company we sold 100pc's in one order and with seperate license'

my god sysprep saved me that week