| Admin Tip #144: Identify systems cloned with the Sysprep utility |
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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.
For NT
- 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.