Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Microsoft Deployment Toolkit. Sign in to vote. I run litetouch. It starts just fine and the little "Sysprep is working" window appears for several minutes, flashing occasionally as it works.
Shortly into sysprep doing its thing, I get the dreaded pink litetouch error window. I tried manually putting the clonetag key in there and checked for it while sysprep was running, but it must have removed it. Perhaps I created it as the wrong key type?
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Plans and Pricing. Contact Us. Certified Expert Program. Credly Partnership. Udemy Partnership. The answer file must be named Sysprep. If no answer file is present, the Mini-Setup program will run interactively, prompting you for configuration information. Also, if any required sections are missing in the answer file, the program will switch to interactive mode and prompt you for the information. Disk duplication is a great way to reduce the amount of time it takes to install an operating system on multiple computers.
To further automate the installation of Windows XP, you can use Setup Manager to create an answer file to be used with Sysprep. The answer file named Sysprep. Introduction to Sysprep One of the benefits of using disk duplication is that it makes installing an operating system, such as Windows XP, on multiple computers more efficient.
The general steps that must be completed when using disk duplication to deploy an operating system include: Install the operating system on the reference computer.
Configure the reference computer as required. Verify that the reference computer is properly configured. Prepare the computer for duplication using Sysprep and create an optional Sysprep. Duplicate the image. Preparing the reference computer The first step in using Sysprep to create a disk image is to set up the reference computer. At this point, you are ready to run Sysprep. In order for the utility to function correctly, the Setupcl.
So your first step will be to create a Sysprep directory in the root folder of drive C on the reference computer. You can create the folder using Windows Explorer or the command prompt. With the second method, open the command prompt and change to the root folder of drive C. Type md Sysprep, as shown in Figure A , to create the new directory. Figure A You can create the Sysprep directory in the root folder of drive C from the command prompt.
Your next step will be to copy the files required to run the utility from the Windows XP CD to the Sysprep directory you just created. Figure B Copy the Sysprep. Running the Windows system preparation tools After completing the steps outlined in the previous section, you are ready to launch the Sysprep utility to clone the reference computer.
Use the parameter to perform configuration and installation tasks. Use this parameter if you are not cloning the system. Once you launch the utility, a warning message will appear. Click OK to acknowledge the warning, and the System Preparation Tool window appears, as shown in Figure C, allowing you to configure how the utility will run. The options available here can also be set using command-line switches when Sysprep is run from the command prompt as outlined above.
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