Sysprep
Sysprep, short for System Preparation, is one of the primary tools used for unattended setup of all flavors of Windows. When used for imaging, Sysprep removes the many unique identifiers specific to a particular installation of Windows and then configures the installation to run a brief, GUI-based, mini-setup when the system restarts. This mini-setup provides these benefits:
• Generates new and unique identifiers for the system
• Enables the input of a new Windows product key
• Reruns the plug-and-play hardware detection
• Reruns the driver installation process
For a complete and in-depth discussion of why Sysprep is the only supported method to make a Windows image generic, see Mark Russinovich’s blog post at http://blogs.technet.com/b/markrussinovich/archive/2009/11/03/3291024.aspx ...
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