From: Subject: Windows 2000 Procedure - Change Motherboard and save operating system Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 18:39:27 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000D_01C39414.D41E05E0"; type="text/html" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C39414.D41E05E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Location: http://www.windowsreinstall.com/install/other/motherboard/win2k.htm Windows 2000 Procedure - Change Motherboard and save = operating system

WINDOWS = 2K PROCEDURES -=20 CHANGING MOTHERBOARDS & KEEPING=20 WINDOWS

Users report the following procedures work = successfully under=20 Windows 2000:

 

Solution 1; Microsoft Knowledge Base=20 Recommendation:

Microsoft Knowledge=20 Base article - Q249694 =93How to Move a Windows Installation to = Different=20 Hardware And Troubleshooting Windows 2000 Hardware Abstraction = Layer=20 Issues.=94

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;EN-US;Q2= 49694

Windows Backup = (Ntbackup.exe) has=20 the ability to merge differences in hardware configuration = information=20 between computers and maintain critical registry entries unique = to the=20 new computer to which you are restoring information. This = capability=20 makes it possible to perform a full backup of your source = computer and=20 restore it on top of a fresh Windows installation on your = destination=20 computer to migrate to new hardware.=20

(This procedure is a bit complex, and appears to be = intended=20 for moving an existing OS installation from one PC to another = using two=20 networked PCs (each having different hardware).  It doesn=92t appear to = be for a=20 single-PC hardware upgrade operation.) =

 

Solution 2; Simply swap motherboards = and reboot;=20 W2K detects changes:

Do nothing.  Just change the = motherboard,=20 hardware, and reboot.  = Win2K=20 redetects all changes automatically, and installs the correct=20 drivers.  Reboot = in Safe=20 Mode to delete old hardware from device manager.  Effective only if old = and new=20 motherboards use the same chipset, I/O controllers, and = there=92s little=20 variation in hardware.

 

Solution 3; In-place Upgrade to force = fresh=20 hardware redetection:

What an = In-Place=20 Upgrade Changes:=20

=B7        =20 It=20 does NOT change the installed components and programs.=20

=B7        =20 It=20 does NOT change any passwords.

=B7        =20 It=20 does NOT change third-party registry entries.=20

=B7        =20 It=20 rolls back any hotfixes, service packs, and Microsoft Internet = Explorer=20 upgrades to their base versions.

=B7        =20 It=20 refreshes the registry and restores default registry values.=20

=B7        =20 It=20 reapplies default permissions.

=B7        =20 It=20 reregisters Component Object Model (COM) components and Windows = File=20 Protection (WFP) files.

=B7        =20 It=20 reenumerates Plug and Play devices, including the hardware = abstraction=20 layer (HAL).

=B7        =20 It=20 reenumerates and changes drive letters, based on the current = drives and=20 partitions that are seen during the in-place upgrade and on the = rules=20 that are documented in the following article in the Microsoft = Knowledge=20 Base:

Q234048 How = Windows 2000=20 Assigns, Reserves, and Stores Drive Letters=20

Windows 2000 is not plug and play when it comes to=20 motherboards.  = When swapping=20 motherboards with different HALs or chipsets in a W2K system you = must=20 reinstall W2K to force windows to redetect the chipset.  The reinstall is done = as an=20 upgrade. The advantage of this procedure is that you get the = setup=20 engine doing a close inspection of the new setup, and loading = drivers as=20 needed.  No = Emergency Repair=20 Disk is required.

1)         =20 Review and=20 complete Pre-Action Procedures described in the Pre-Action = Procedures=20 section above.=20

2)         =20 Change motherboards or move hard drive to new = system.  (See Alternate 3A = below for=20 alternate procedure starting here). =

3)         =20 Power up, and enter BIOS setup. Note the BIOS revision to = be sure=20 you have the most current version. =20 Make any BIOS adjustments needed.  Note ACPI in = BIOS.  Keep it enabled if = Windows is=20 installed with ACPI or disable it if Windows is installed = without=20 it.  Save your = settings,=20 exit, and shutdown.

Note:  If your BIOS isn't = current,=20 flash upgrade your bios, reboot, recheck your bios settings, and = shut=20 down. It=92s preferable to flash from the hard drive; floppy = disks and=20 floppy drives are more likely to fail or encounter physical = errors=20 during a flash sequence. If you must use a floppy, be absolutely = certain=20 both the disk and drive are good before you start.=20

4)         =20 Boot the new system from the Win2000 CD (from the Windows 2000 = installation=20 CD-ROM, run Winnt32.exe from the \I386 directory); (great=20 if you have a slipstreamed Windows 2000 installation CD w/ SP2; = see HERE for details), or 4 boot floppies. (If the = hard=20 drive is accessible, you can run Winnt32.exe on the hard drive, = or=20 Setup.exe on the CD from Explorer).  Have your CDKEY = ready.=20

5)         =20 If Win2K doesn=92t have I/O disk controller drivers for = your=20 motherboard, to avoid Inaccessible_Boot_Device error screen (See = Inaccessible Boot Device solution section at the end of this = document),=20 insert the floppy disk containing driver (TXTSETUP.OEM), and add = it=20 using the F6 key when prompted. =20 (The F6 prompt is shortly after the screen changes from = black to=20 blue (during white text on blue screen)).  Next, press =91S=92 to = specify an=20 additional driver.  = Windows=20 then prompts for the disk containing the driver file=20 TXTSETUP.OEM.  After necessary = drivers are=20 loaded, press Enter to continue with Setup.=20

Note:  You do not need to = install the=20 ATA-100 driver during the WIN2K install process on a non-RAID = IDE=20 motherboard; WIN2K will simply treat it as an ATA-66 drive. Once = Setup=20 is complete,  = install SP2,=20 and WIN2K will see the drive as ATA-100.  If the disk is on a = SCSI or RAID=20 controller, you must use the 3rd party mass-storage device = <F6>=20 option, or WIN2K won=92t see the disk. =

6)         =20 If third-party drivers are not needed at this time or = will be=20 installed later, skip F6, then, at the first screen asking you = if you=20 want to perform a repair or new install, select Install Windows = 2000=20 -> Upgrade to Windows 2000. =20 (Don't select repair or recovery on the first screen! The = first=20 repair option only verifies Win2K files against the Win2K CD = versions=20 and makes no system setting changes). =

7)         =20 Setup will find the existing Win2K installation (usually=20 C:\winnt) and ask if you wish to install over it or repair it. = At this=20 second prompt, select Repair.

Note:  If the Setup program = does not=20 detect a previous installation but just continues to the = partitioning=20 screen, there is a problem. An in-place upgrade may not be=20 possible=20

8)         =20 Setup will run the upgrade code that will re-enumerate = the=20 hardware and set itself to boot from the new controller.  The upgrade will = retain all=20 settings but will update drivers for the current motherboard and = hardware. (You can reinstall windows over windows with no = problems. It=20 basically just skims over your existing installation and fixes = bad files=20 and fills in the blanks if something is missing. Everything will = be the=20 same after your reinstall.)

9)         =20 All programs, settings, and configurations will still = exist after=20 this upgrade, however, if you don't have a slipstreamed Windows = 2000=20 installation CD w/ SP2, (see HERE for details), all drivers are reset to = Windows=20 basic, and Microsoft updates will need to be reapplied.  Run Microsoft Windows = Upgrade=20 (on Windows Start menu) to reapply updates as needed.  Reports state that IE = will be=20 back to IE5.0 and will need to be updated.  Any Service Packs will = need to=20 be reinstalled.  = All=20 security updates that have been installed need to be = reinstalled.  It is best to install = the=20 security updates based on the time order. =

10)     =20 Install optimized chipset drivers, ATA100 drivers, and = other=20 branded drivers as needed (those not previously installed using = F6 in #4=20 above).

 

Solution 3A  Alternate procedure = for In-place=20 Upgrade:=20

Alternate = Solution=20 3A:  Proceed per Solution 3 = steps,=20 except that no hardware is changed until the first reboot = power-down=20 during the upgrade install. =20

Before changing any hardware in the old system, = insert the=20 Win2000 CD and bootup. =20 Start the Windows 2000 Setup, and proceed with the=20 Install-Upgrade as described (=93Upgrade current version to = Windows=20 2000=94).  Once = the system has=20 copied files and first asks you to reboot, say OK.  At the POST on this = first=20 reboot, turn off the power. =20 Remove old hardware. =20 Install the new motherboard and other new hardware.  Boot to enter BIOS; = adjust=20 settings.  = Shutdown.  With the Win2K CD = still in=20 place, power back on; Win2K will continue the installation with = a=20 complete hardware rescan, detecting new hardware and installing=20 drivers.  Proceed = with steps=20 9 and 10 as described above.

 

Solution 3B  Alternate procedure = for In-place=20 Upgrade:=20

Alternate = Solution=20 3B:  Proceed per Solution 3 = steps,=20 except that no hardware is changed until the first reboot = power-down=20 during the upgrade install, AND the Upgrade is commenced from = within=20 Win2000 running on the hard drive, not by booting up to the = Win2000=20 Installation CD.

Before changing any hardware in the old system, = while running=20 Win2000 on the hard drive, insert the Win2000 Setup CD and start = Win2000=20 setup from within Win2000 (From Explorer or Start-Run, run = Setup.exe on=20 the CD); (important to start from within Windows 2000, otherwise = you=20 don't get the option to upgrade). =20 Proceed with Upgrade as described; choose to 'UPGRADE = CURRENT=20 VERSION TO WINDOWS 2000'. =20 Once the system has copied files and asks you to reboot, = say=20 OK.  At the POST = on this=20 first reboot, turn off the power. =20 Remove old hardware. =20 Install the new motherboard and new hardware.  Boot to enter BIOS; = adjust BIOS=20 settings.  = Shutdown.  Power back on; Win2K = will=20 continue the upgrade installation with a complete hardware = rescan,=20 detecting new hardware and installing drivers. Proceed with = steps 9 and=20 10 as described above.

Note:  Microsoft Knowledge = Base=20 Article:

No=20 Upgrade Option When Setup Is Started from Disks or CD-ROM = (Q181049)=20

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;EN-US;q1= 81049

SYMPTOMS

When = you boot=20 your computer from the Windows 2000 floppy disks or CD-ROM to = start the=20 Windows 2000 Setup program, you are not given an option to = upgrade your=20 operating system. When you start the Setup program in this = manner, you=20 can perform only a new installation of Windows 2000.=20

CAUSE

This = behavior=20 occurs because the Windows 2000 Setup program does not support = upgrading=20 when you boot your computer from the Windows 2000 floppy disks = or=20 CD-ROM.

NOTE : It is possible to boot from Windows = 2000=20 floppy disks or CD-ROM and do a repair installation if Windows = 2000 is=20 already installed on the machine. For more information, please = see the=20 following article:

Q292175 How = to Perform=20 an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000 =

RESOLUTION

To = work around=20 this behavior, start the Windows 2000 Setup program from within = the=20 operating system you want to upgrade. To do so, run the = Winnt32.exe=20 program from the Windows 2000 CD-ROM. =

 

Solution 3C  Alternate procedure = for In-place=20 Upgrade:=20

Alternate = Solution=20 3C:  Proceed per Solution 3 = steps,=20 except that all devices in device manager are deleted prior to = last=20 shutdown before hardware change. =20

Boot into safe mode; remove old hardware. (=93You = MUST boot=20 into safe mode and remove the old hardware - or risk odd = occurrences on=20 your machine=94).

 

Solution 4; Delete all devices in = Device=20 Manager; Reboot to redetect: =

Since the only thing at issue here is the operating = system=20 drivers (mainly the PCI bus, disk controllers, USB, etc...), the = easiest=20 thing to do is to just uninstall all of your devices from device = manager=20 prior to the last time you shut down your box before the new=20 installation.  = Delete=20 devices.  Shut = down.  Change hardware.  Boot into BIOS to make = adjustments.  = Reboot.  When Windows restarts, = it will=20 not have any devices installed, so it will detect the new ones = and=20 install the drivers.

 

Solution 5; Delete ENUM key in the = registry;=20 Reboot to redetect:

(Caution:  Removing the ENUM key is NOT = recommended for a=20 NT-based OS such as 2000 or XP.  In contrast to = consistent good=20 results in Win98, in Win2K, reports=20 state that deleting the enum key is not a good idea, especially = if=20 Windows 2000 has been installed in ACPI mode.  There=92s a chance of = killing the=20 installation if you delete the enum key in Win2K.  Also, the = machine will=20 not boot to detect new drivers unless the mass storage = controller driver=20 is installed. If the controller driver is deleted, you will = likely get=20 the INACCESSIBLE_ BOOT_DEVICE blue screen on next boot.  Be sure to create a = backup of=20 the registry (or individual keys to be deleted) so the registry = can be=20 restored if deleting Enum does not work).=20

1)         =20 Review and=20 complete Pre-Action Procedures described in the Pre-Action = Procedures=20 section above.=20

2)         =20 Backup the following registry key: =

Key: =20 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Enum

3)         =20 Uninstall or otherwise disable (you can use msconfig) all = device=20 specific TSR's and other non-essential programs that load at=20 startup.  This = includes=20 AntiVirus Software and firewalls. =20 Remember to reenable later.

4)         =20 Boot into safe mode.

5)         =20 Start RegEdit.  = In=20 the registry, go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002 and = delete=20 the ENUM key.  = (This deletes=20 the current hardware information, causing the hardware registry = data to=20 be rebuilt.)

6)         =20 Shut down and make motherboard and hardware changes. =

7)         =20 Power up, and go into BIOS setup. Note the BIOS revision = to be=20 sure you have the most current version.  Make any BIOS = adjustments=20 needed.  Note ACPI = in=20 BIOS.  Keep it = enabled if=20 Windows is installed with ACPI or disable it if Windows is = installed=20 without it.  Save = your=20 settings, exit, and shutdown.

Note:  If your BIOS isn't = current,=20 flash your bios, reboot, recheck your bios settings, and shut = down. It=92s=20 preferable to flash from the hard drive; floppy disks and floppy = drives=20 are more likely to fail or encounter physical errors during a = flash=20 sequence. If you must use a floppy, be absolutely certain both = the disk=20 and drive are good before you start. =

8)         =20 Reboot.  = Press=20 <F8> on Windows startup; select the "Last known = configuration=94=20 option.  This will = cause=20 Win2000 to use ControlSet002 without any of the hardware = detected.  Hardware is detected = in 1 step=20 and 1 reboot.

9)         =20 Shut down and boot into Safe Mode.  Check Device Manager = for errors=20 and duplicate entries. =20 Correct as needed.

10)     =20 Shut down.  = Reboot=20 normally.

 

Solution = 6:  Boot on basic = Microsoft drivers,=20 then change drivers:=20

(The objective is to get a bootable system by = installing=20 basic Microsoft default drivers which are compatible with most=20 hardware.  After = the system=20 is running, new hardware can be detected, and specific optimized = drivers=20 can then be loaded).

1)         =20 Review and complete Pre-Action = Procedures=20 described in the Pre-Action Procedures section = above.=20

2)         =20 Boot the PC system using the existing (previous) = motherboard.=20 **If you've installed the UltraATA Driver (if so, Device = Manager->IDE=20 Controllers->Primary Channel will be lacking its usual = "Advanced=20 Settings" tab) then uninstall said driver from Control Panel and = reboot=20 before continuing **

3)         =20 From the Device Manager, open up the "IDE ATA/ATAPI = Controllers"=20 section. (On a typical system there will be three entries under = this -=20 the controller itself, and then the primary/secondary IDE=20 channels.)

4)         =20 Double-click on the entry for the controller, and change = the=20 driver to the generic default Microsoft "Standard Dual-Channel = PCI IDE=20 Controller".  Set = DMA to=20 "PIO Only".  = (Double click=20 on the IDE controller icon in the Device Manager.  Click on the "Driver" = tab.  Click on "Update = Driver".  Click next.  Click "display list of = the known=20 drivers for this device so that I choose a specific driver" = button.  Click next.  There it is.)  This is to IDE = controllers what=20 the Standard VGA driver is to video cards - i.e., it'll work on = just=20 about anything, but is rather slow and basic.  This avoids the=20 INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE BSOD (See IBD solution section at the = end of=20 this document) you might otherwise get due to differences in old = and new=20 controllers.

5)         =20 If you use a USB keyboard or mouse, follow the procedure = for the=20 IDE controllers for both USB roots if you have two. The driver = name is=20 "Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller"=20

6)         =20 Under "System Devices", find the Northbridge; that's the = CPU to=20 AGP or CPU to PCI controller. =20 The driver you need is "PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge". = Anything=20 else under system devices that's branded should be either set to = standard or uninstalled.

7)         =20 Video card and display drivers may be set to default = driver.=20

8)         =20 Disable all network and sound adapters.=20

9)         =20 Shut down the system, and replace the motherboard as=20 required.

 

1)         =20 Power up, and go into BIOS setup. Note the BIOS revision = to be=20 sure you have the most current version.  Make any BIOS = adjustments needed=20 for new hardware.  = Note ACPI=20 in BIOS.  Keep it = enabled if=20 Windows is installed with ACPI or disable it if Windows is = installed=20 without it.  Save = your=20 settings, exit, and shutdown.

Note:  If your BIOS isn't = current,=20 flash your bios, reboot, recheck your bios settings, and shut = down. It=92s=20 preferable to flash from the hard drive; floppy disks and floppy = drives=20 are more likely to fail or encounter physical errors during a = flash=20 sequence. If you must use a floppy, be absolutely certain both = the disk=20 and drive are good before you start. =

2)         =20 Reboot into Windows. =20 As the new IDE controller is compatible with the = "Standard=20 Dual-Channel PCI IDE Controller" driver, then the system should, = all=20 being well, boot into Windows 2000. =

3)         =20 At this point you should install the optimized IDE/ATAPI = drivers=20 (i.e. VIA 4in1 drivers), and other drivers as needed.=20

 

Solution 7; Create a new Hardware = Profile;=20 Reboot to redetect:

(This is a non-destructive alternative to deleting = the enum=20 registry key or deleting devices in device manager).=20

1)         =20 Review and=20 complete Pre-Action Procedures described in the Pre-Action = Procedures=20 section above.=20

2)         =20 Open Control Panel / System / Hardware / Hardware = Profiles. If no=20 additional hardware profiles were created since OS installation, = there=20 will be one profile named =93Profile 1=94.  This is the current = hardware=20 profile. =20

Note:  If you cannot boot the = old=20 system and must boot on the new system, you MUST boot into Safe = Mode on=20 your first boot with the new board to accomplish the following = steps 3=20 and 4.

3)         =20 Identify the current profile and rename it to something=20 representing the existing hardware configuration; i.e. = =93OldMobo Orig=94,=20 or =93OldMobo 1=94.  = The =93Orig=94=20 or =931=94 designation distinguishes this file from the copy to = be created=20 next, and the profile that Windows creates later.=20

4)         =20 Copy the existing current profile to create a duplicate = profile;=20 i.e. =93OldMobo Copy=94 or =93OldMobo 2=94.  At this point you = should have=20 two identical profiles, 'Orig' and 'Copy' or =911=92 and = =912=92. (The duplicate=20 is created to trigger a system prompt on reboot which is needed = to get=20 the required hardware redetection.  The only time Win2000 = prompts=20 you for the name of a hardware profile is when two profiles are = so=20 similar that it cannot differentiate between them). 

5)         =20 Don=92t = make any=20 hardware or driver changes until you reboot; you are running the = =91Orig=92=20 or =911=92 profile at this time and you don=92t want new changes = written to=20 that profile.=20

6)         =20 Shut down the PC, remove power, and do the motherboard = swap.=20

7)         =20 Power up, and go into BIOS setup. Note the BIOS revision = to be=20 sure you have the most current version.  Make any BIOS = adjustments needed=20 for new hardware.  = Note ACPI=20 in BIOS.  Keep it = enabled if=20 Windows is installed with ACPI or disable it if Windows is = installed=20 without it.  Save = your=20 settings, exit, and shutdown.

Note:  If your BIOS isn't = current,=20 flash your bios, reboot, recheck your bios settings, and shut = down. It=92s=20 preferable to flash from the hard drive; floppy disks and floppy = drives=20 are more likely to fail or encounter physical errors during a = flash=20 sequence. If you must use a floppy, be absolutely certain both = the disk=20 and drive are good before you start. =

8)         =20 Boot into Windows. =20 If the =93Inaccessible_Boot_Device=94 BSOD error is = encountered here,=20 then one of the procedures described in the Inaccessible Boot = Device=20 section of this document must be applied to make the disk = bootable=20 before proceeding. =20 (Typically, change the hard disk controller to generic = default=20 Microsoft "Standard Dual-Channel PCI IDE Controller").=20

9)         =20 If the boot into Windows is successful, you should be = asked which=20 profile you wish to use. Do not select either of the =93Orig=94 = /=941=94 or=20 =93Copy=94 /=942=94 profiles, instead, select 'None of the = Above'.=20

10)     =20 With =93None of the Above=94 selected, having no profile = to load,=20 Windows will redetect all the hardware.  If Windows needs the = Win CD or=20 newer drivers, simply point the install at the directory where = you=20 copied Windows or drivers. =20 If using a VIA chipset, install VIA 4in1 drivers at this=20 time.  (You may = have to=20 re-boot the machine once or twice, making sure that you choose = "NONE OF=20 THE ABOVE" each time until Windows tells you that it has created = a new=20 hardware profile, and states the new configuration name).=20

Note:  One report states that = through=20 this process of selecting =93None of the Above=94, Windows is = actually=20 updating the original (=93orig=94 or =931=94) profile, not = creating a third or=20 new profile.  If = this is=20 correct, to boot with the new settings, then, select the = original=20 profile.  Also, do = not=20 delete the =93orig=94 or =931=94 profile thinking it is for the = old=20 motherboard.

11)     =20 Note the name given to the newly created profile.  Use this profile when = booting on=20 the new hardware configuration.

12)     =20 Boot into Safe Mode. =20 Check Device Manager for errors and duplicate = entries.  Correct as = needed.=20

13)     =20 Install any optimized drivers missed during = redetection.=20

The=20 great thing about this procedure is that if everything goes = wrong, you=20 can put the old board back, select the 'orig' /=921=92 profile, = and be back=20 with a booting system.

 

Optional:  =

Once you have the new system properly installed, if = you know=20 for sure you won=92t ever boot on the old system again:=20

1)         =20 Delete the 'old' profiles (orig, and copy, or 1 and = 2).  Deleting unneeded = profiles=20 cleans up the registry.

2)         =20 Boot into Safe Mode and remove left-overs from the old = board in=20 device Manager.

 

Solution 8; Microsoft=92s System = Preparation Tool=20 (SysPrep):

Use the SysPrep tool to deploy machines with a = standard=20 image.

Research SysPrep; Search Microsoft Knowledge Base = per OS: h= ttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dfh;rid;kbinfo=20

Download Sysprep from:   http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/tools/sysprep/def= ault.asp=20

Tool=20 Summary:  SysPrep = removes=20 all devices and shuts-down the PC. This rolls the = hardware=20 database back to a factory state, and as long as the new = motherboard and=20 old motherboard use the same HAL (ACPI or Standard PC, single = CPU) the=20 system will correctly redetect all hardware devices in the = PC.  On next=20 boot it will take you through re-detection of devices and = re-naming the=20 PC.  Existing = software=20 applications do not have to be reinstalled.=20

Sysprep is used to pre-populate the intended = upgrade system=20 with the necessary mass storage controller prior to installing = the new=20 motherboard.  The = correct=20 directory structure for the Sysprep files and a modified = sysprep.ini=20 file is important.

A=20 couple of caveats, back up your profile data (just in case) and = if you=20 were using a Standard PC HAL you may need to execute sysprep = with the=20 "-pnp" parameter for it to correctly identify the hardware. On = an ACPI=20 system with no legacy hardware (ie. no ISA cards) this is not=20 necessary.

Also Note:  = Using=20 SYSPREP and imaging software (DriveImage or Ghost) to move a = Windows=20 2000 installation to new hardware (even to motherboards having a = different hard disk controller):

See:  = http://www.rtpnet.org/tech/tips/ghost.txt=20

Also Note: Sysprep will remove much user and = network=20 information from the machine (unfortunately, doesn't seem to do = this=20 completely when you need it to), and also the product ID, so = that you=20 have to re-enter all of this stuff.  It will not help with = problems=20 caused by changes in the hardware.

See:  = http://www.microsoft.com/technet/win2000/win2ksrv/sysprep.asp=20

 

 

 

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