Windows 7 Enterprise Sysprep Issues - Admin User Auto Logon and SysPrep auto opening after...

[Guest Ehruska]

Environment: Windows 7 Enterprise

Tools: WAIK, and Sysprep using Unattend.xml created in WAIK using basic settings.

I'm having a problem with an image I created following, more or less, the guidance in the Step-by-Step: Basic Windows Deployment for IT Professionals guide. Once Sysprepped I've made copies of the HDD's using a disk duplicator only to find that not only the copies but the originals have two annoying issues that I can seem to resolve through normal startup troubleshooting methods.. I'm getting to the point where I have to look at re-building the original images, but I want to avoid the issue next time. These images were created from an imagex .wim file that was previously sysprepped. The intention being that I could create sub images within the .wim file with hardware specific settings.

1)The Sysprep GUI window appears after a restart on any user account with Admin privileges

2)After a restart the local administrator account tries to logon.

 

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