Fixing the "A fatal error occurred while trying to sysprep the machine" error
This occurs when a Windows 7 system has been sysprepped three times -- KB929828. To overcome this, you will need to do the following:
1) Inside the Sysprep Unattend.xml file located at c:\windows\system32\sysprep, delete skiprearm=1 from the section. In order to edit the Unattend.xml file, you will need to slave the HDD onto a working machine in order to have access to a text editor for editing the file.
2) Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\Status\SysprepStatus\, set GeneralizationState to 7
3) From an administrative command prompt, type the following
msdtc -uninstall
msdtc -install
4) Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\, change SkipRearm to 1
5) disconnect the ethernet cable
6) Rerun the sysprep
1) Inside the Sysprep Unattend.xml file located at c:\windows\system32\sysprep, delete skiprearm=
2) Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\Status\SysprepStatus\, set GeneralizationState to 7
3) From an administrative command prompt, type the following
msdtc -uninstall
msdtc -install
4) Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\, change SkipRearm to 1
5) disconnect the ethernet cable
6) Rerun the sysprep
posted by Mick Pletcher @ 11:48 AM
16 Comments
16 Comments:
Thank you Mick!
Cheers
Francisco
Very nice, thanks
Great Post, do you have reset the reg key after creating the image?
No, if it successfully sysprepped and you were able to capture an image, then there is nothing that has to be done with the reg key.
Great - I have been looking for a successful resolution to this problem for a very long time!!
Thank you very much.
I love you already.... Thanks a lot for this article.
Thank you! Saved me the pain of rebuilding an image from scratch!
Thanking you :) Worked a treat.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Greetings from Cananda
I'm a bit confused with "delete 1 from the section" in the Unattended.xml file. What section are we talking?
Yes, I can't find that unattended.xml file either.
Cordell, sorry about the mixup. I recently hired a developer to update my blogs here to a more professional look and this part accidentally got removed. I readded the skiprearm=1 back. That was the missing portion.
Thanks a bunch!! This was preventing me from getting my image out to machines that needed it.
Minnesota
you will need to slave the HDD onto a working machine in order to have access to a text editor for editing the file.
................How should i do this sir ??
It worked for me. Many Thanks!!
Here is a good tutorial on how to slave your HDD: http://www.ehow.com/how_6642534_install-slave-hard-drive.html
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