Problem with using sysprep for cloning Windows 2003 Server

25 Mar 2005 2:21 PM

Vasily Sokolov

Hello!

I had tried to use sysprep for cloning Windows 2003 Server and running it
on Virtual Server but when I had tried to use system after reboot I can't get
access to it - message about wrong password or bad domain name has been
appeared (however I had added computer to workgroup).

Please, help me to resolve the problem.

Vasily Sokolov
Project Manager
AVIcode Consulting LLC

25 Mar 2005 8:18 PM

Scott Napolitan [MSFT]

Vasily Sokolov wrote:

> Hello!
>
> I had tried to use sysprep for cloning Windows 2003 Server and running it
> on Virtual Server but when I had tried to use system after reboot I can't get
> access to it - message about wrong password or bad domain name has been
> appeared (however I had added computer to workgroup).
>
> Please, help me to resolve the problem.
>
> Vasily Sokolov
> Project Manager
> AVIcode Consulting LLC

Did you run mini-setup (recommended) on the machine before you imaged
it? Was the machine joined to a Domain (not recommended) before you
imaged it? You did say that you had added the machine to a workgroup I
guess, but I would double check.

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25 Mar 2005 8:37 PM

Vasily Sokolov

Hello, Scott!

The paradox is that I had completed cloning twice before I had received the
problem with the same (!!!) VPC image.

My actions:
1. I had installed Windows 2003 Server.
2. I had added this machine to the workgroup.
3. I had been running sysprep.
4. Machine has been shutting down.
5. I had copied this image and had been approving that it works fine (had
been completing setting up the image - sure I had possibility to logon under
administrator)
6. I had tried another copy - it still has been working fine.
7. I had tried to copy template again and set up it - this trying was failed.

Also after that I had tried to run sysprep on another machine and without
copying simply login to it - it also was failed.

I didn't add machines to the domain but I don't have information about
running Mini-setup (I am thinking that this setup is the process of tuning
after starting image after running sysprep - not before).

Also please, consider my other problems with Virtual Server:
1. I had "idle sessions" when I didn't interrupt my actions with machine.
2. I had been forced to readd (change the media) for CD device each time I
want to change the disk in device (without this action I can insert another
disk but content of CD in VPC was the old - not the fresh, from inserted disk)

Regards,
Vasily Sokolov
Project Manager
AVIcode Consulting LLC

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"Scott Napolitan [MSFT]" wrote:

> Vasily Sokolov wrote:
> > Hello!
> >
> > I had tried to use sysprep for cloning Windows 2003 Server and running it
> > on Virtual Server but when I had tried to use system after reboot I can't get
> > access to it - message about wrong password or bad domain name has been
> > appeared (however I had added computer to workgroup).
> >
> > Please, help me to resolve the problem.
> >
> > Vasily Sokolov
> > Project Manager
> > AVIcode Consulting LLC
> Did you run mini-setup (recommended) on the machine before you imaged
> it? Was the machine joined to a Domain (not recommended) before you
> imaged it? You did say that you had added the machine to a workgroup I
> guess, but I would double check.
>
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