Systems cloned with the Sysprep utility can experience specific problems. You
can check the following to determine if a Windows 2000 / XP installation was
created using Sysprep:
- Sysprep places the date and time the image was prepared for duplication in
the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Setup\CloneTag.
- Look in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Setup registry
key for a cmdline that reads Setup -newsetup -mini.
This places GUI-mode Setup in the Mini-wizard phase.
- Check for an HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\SetupOemDuplicatorString value. This
is added using an answer file (Sysprep.inf) for the Mini-Setup Wizard.
- Check for the existence of Setupcl.exe. This is the file that changes the
Security IDs (SIDs) on the system. Look in the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder for
this file.
- Sysprep places the date and time the image was prepared for duplication in
the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Setup\CloneTag.
- Check for the existence of Setupcl.exe. This is the file that changes the
Security IDs (SIDs) on the system. Look in the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder for
this file.
