How can we avoid duplicate sid on windows 7 machines this thread is locked. Need to learn how to change sid after creating an image. Created an image using clonezilla forgot to use sysprep now my boss windows 10 does not want to activate and he does not want to to reimage with my sysprep updated image. Windows 7 system preparation tool is a powerful, native windows tool. It seems that you havent used the sysprep command to remove the sid when you create this image. This software is present in all windows installations, and it is very important to prepare a system for cloning and distribution on multiple machines in the same network. Feb 28, 20 i have cloned a windows 7 vm and it will be used as a template for the remainder of my machines.
Windows 7, after sysprep get an error the file or directory. Sid is calculated in the process of the installation of every windows machine. Changing sid on redeployed image a new take on an old question. Sysprep does remove licensing and machine specific information, but it does not remove applications. Windows 7 installation transfer to a new computer windows. On the clones the sid can then be changed without specifying the. In addition, the system administrator does not have to learn how to use.
In windows xp there use to be a program from systernals called newsid which would allow you to change the sid successfully without having to sysprep. How to use sysprep to generate unique sid before cloning. How to change sid of a reimaged machine without doing a. Generate a new sid on windows server 2008 and windows 7 february 27, 2012 11 comments with the newsid tool no longer supported by microsoft for more recent versions of windows, you may find yourself in a situation where you need to generate a new sid on a windows server 2008 or windows 7 computer, and wonder which tool you need to use. Cloning without running sysprep can affect components such as the windows update client when used with windows server update services, network load balancing, msdtc, vista and. Where i can find the command line sidchg to change system identification. In the previous article, we discussed what is sysprep in microsoft windows systems. How to change sid on windows 7 and windows server 2008 r2. Changing system sid without sysprep windows 8 help forums.
I use it on a windows 7 installation to clone hard drives, avoiding security problems related to identical sid on different computers. Is there a way to change the sid without using the new image with sysprep. Sysprep generalize windows image without oobe one of the missing options of sysprep in my opinion is to just generalize an installation. Aomei image deploy sysprep workaround in windows 7810. Sysprep generalize a windows installation microsoft docs. The sk option stores the registration key in windows registry without doing the sid change while the rmk option removes the key from registry while also doing the sid change. Our forum is dedicated to helping you find support and solutions for any problems regarding your windows 7 pc be it dell, hp, acer, asus or a custom build. Alternatives are to use thirdparty utilities to reset the computers sid, but since its not an official solution, i will show you how to do it the official way by using an answer file. There use to be a brilliant utility called newsid, but it does not work with windows 7. This allows you to capture the image and apply it to other pcs. Created an image using clonezilla forgot to use sysprep. Tech support scams are an industrywide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services. Using sysprep on win 10 operating system is quite easy.
Sysprep on windows 7 vm question vmware communities. Is there a way i can change the sid on his machine post cloning. I have tried the windows 7 version of sysprep in c. Removes pcspecific information from the windows image, including the pcs security identifier sid. You could use newsid on windows server 2008, but when you try to use it on windows server. Sysprep system preparation overview microsoft docs. Sysprep resets server name, network interfaces, and licensing when executed on a machine. In this post, i will show steps to generate new sid in server 2012 r2. The sysprep or system preparation tool should sounds familiar to every seasoned windows admin. This goes back to the idea that the computer sid really doesnt matter except for domain controllers because its really the computer account sid in the domain that matters and not the computermachine sid itself. Rightclick sysprep application and click run as administrator. How to keep installed drivers after running sysprep. Clone a vmtemplate, power on the vm with something like ghost walker, sysprep, newsid, etc.
The microsoft policy for disk duplication of windows. How to sysprep a windows 7 or server 2008r2 machine. I see many of you are looking how to change sid using newsid, but new sid. Sysprep is responsible for removing systemspecific data from windows, such as the computer sid. Aug, 2014 4 follow prompts to change the sid you will see current and new random sid presented, hit enter and y to change. You can also supply and automate hostname, static ip, and license configurations using the auto answer file which uses sysprep. I see many of you are looking how to change sid using newsid, but new sid is not officially supported by microsoft. Learn how to secure your systems with roger grimes security adviser. The following commandline options are available for sysprep. Without using sysprep, is there another way to generalize an image for use with clonezilla. Change pc sid without using sysprep windows 7 forum. Reset sid on windows 7 imaged host pc world forums. Changing sid with newsid or sysprep for cloned computers. How to change sid of windows server 2012 r2 duration.
Nov 12, 2019 sysprep is responsible for removing systemspecific data from windows, such as the computer sid. Jan 02, 2016 as long as you know that a computer with windows 7 has all available updates, applications, and everythings working, you can use sysprep any time. If you check this message, you will see that you have the solution right in front of you. Sysprep resets the security id sid, clears any system restore points, deletes event logs and uninstall the specific drivers from windows installation. But these thirdparty applications will change the sid in most but not all. Thank you for the response napoleon but im trying to image windows 7. Now i also work part time on another company, and they are using sysprep on windows 7. In addition, here is an article for your reference. How to use sysprep in windows 10 sysnettech solutions. Sysprep, machine sids and other myths the deployment guys.
How to use sysprep to generate unique sid before cloning raymond updated 3 years ago windows 20 comments to increase the efficiency of recovering your system, some of you may think of cloning your current system and store it in a portable drive by using the program such as ghost. In this article, we will change the user account sid numbers with sysprep. So my questions is, do you really need to use sysprep on windows 7. Yes, with the sysprep tool we can delete the sid and all other settings, leaving the machine in an uninitialized state. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. According to my opinion, the safest and easiest way to change windows machines sid is to use system preparation tool sysprep. We also provide an extensive windows 7 tutorial section that covers a wide range of tips and tricks.
The microsoft policy for disk duplication of windows installations. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a microsoft agent or microsoft employee and that the phone number is an official microsoft global customer service number. A collegue of mine insists that changing the sid on the cloned computers is. I red something about sysprep generalize, but we do not work with sysprep.
Windows 7 does not use sid s for computers, but rather, unique sid identifiers per user. My understanding is that changing the sid on a cloned machine has been. You have this tool in the windows 7 and later workstations, gui versions of. The duplicate sid value causes lot of issues so each machine must have unique sid value. I created a sysprep image and forgot to add a few things. Changing the sid in windows 7 we can perform just like the change of the sid in windows server 2008 r2. Without it, you may have problems with certain applications functioning properly. In windows 7 8 the correct method to change this sid and make sure that it is updated completely in the image is to use the builtin sysprep tool. Note that sysprep resets other machinespecific state that, if duplicated, can cause problems for certain applications like windows server update services wsus, so microsofts support policy will still require cloned systems to be made unique with sysprep.
Yes, with the sysprep tool we can delete the sid and all other settings. Sid changing is not compatible with windows 7 or windows server 2008 r2. In windows 7 8 the correct method to change this sid and make sure that it is updated completely in the image is to use the builtin sysprep. When i run sysprep on this dell latitude e6520 with windows 7 x64 professional and then boot into windows pe to make an image it tells me the file or directory is corrupted and unreadable. Newsid is the only program to deal with the computer security identifier sid. The computer sid is the prefix of the user account and group account sids that are created on the computer. Mar 20, 2018 for example, in windows 7 you could use sysprep to remove computerspecific and operating systemspecific installation data from windows 7, configure windows 7 to boot in audit mode, configure windows 7 to boot to the windows welcome screen, or reset windows product activation wpa on the system up to three times. But can any of this be done ouside the windows vm, anything not involving starting up the gos and working with the console screen. Jan 15, 2020 how to use sysprep in windows operating system. This video is a step by step guide to fix windows server sid error the domain join cannot be complete because the sid of the domain you attempt to join was.
How to change sid on windows 7 we are in a stage of deploying windows 7 on our corporate machines by installing the acronis image. What you need to do is open the executable file sysprep. It is very important to not log into the computer and not shutdown the computer while sid change is running in background. The usual usage is to store the key in the base image with sidchg sk. During installation of windows, a computer sid is computed to contain a statistically unique 96bit number. To deploy a windows image to different pcs, you have to first generalize the image to remove computerspecific information such as installed drivers and the computer security identifier sid. The microsoft policy concerning disk duplication of windows xp installations. We are trying to change the sid without sysprep, because sysprep wipes some of the settings that are needed for our confirgation. Aug 23, 2019 if we check this message, we will see that we have the solution right in front of us. I am aware that with windows7 the sysprep tools are built in and that i can use a preset customization spec in vsphere to enter appropriate data but what i am wondering is the following. Nov 04, 2011 how to sysprep a windows 7 or server 2008r2 machine. Sometime it is necessary to keep installed drivers on windows even after running sysprep.
Sysprep prepares an installation of microsoft windows for duplication, auditing. As long as you know that a computer with windows 7 has all available updates, applications, and everythings working, you can use sysprep any time. I had another reminder today that sids do matter in a virtual windows environment. In this tutorial we use system preparation tool sysprep to prepare your windows 7 installation to be moved to a new computer, keeping all your installed. I suggest you refer to this sysprep commandline syntax to test the issue. While sid change is running in background, following message appears at login screen, showing actual progress state of sid change in process. A computer cloned with sysprep can be easily transferred to a computer laptop. When for instance used in so called audit mode, it lets you to freely configure windows 7 to be then deployed to other computers as hardware independent image. Changing sid on redeployed image a new take on an old. A generalized image can be deployed on any computer.
Sysprep is a system preparation tool that allows you to edit windows images to bring them to a generalized state. And then the specialized configuration pass runs and creates a new security id for your computer when you boot it at the next time. The next time that you boot the windows image, the specialize configuration pass runs. You need to use sysprep, which does far more then just change a machines sid.
For example, in windows 7 you could use sysprep to remove computerspecific and operating systemspecific installation data from windows 7, configure windows 7 to boot in audit mode, configure windows 7 to boot to the windows welcome screen, or reset windows product activation wpa on the system up to three times. Newsid has been retired and is no longer available for download. In last post i described how to check sid on windows 7 and windows server 2008 r2, today ill describe you how to change sid on windows server 2008 r2 and windows 7 using sysprep. Now that we are using windows 7, we decided not to use sysprep as my seniors said its not required if we are using windows 7. Sysprep is part of the windows image, and is used during audit mode. This contact information may change without notice. Jun 21, 2018 but you may also find that in some case where a sid change is necessary, differences in the behavior of a thirdparty sid change utility compared to sysprep will make the difference between success and failure.
How to change the sid on a windows 10 system solutions. In windows xp we could change the sid with a tool called newsid in windows 7 and also in windows server 2008 r2 newsid wont work anymore. Sysprep a windows 7 machine complete tutorial theitbros. Oct 27, 2016 in windows xp there use to be a program from systernals called newsid which would allow you to change the sid successfully without having to sysprep. The sysprep generalize command removes unique information from your windows installation so that you can safely reuse that image on a different computer. This is necessary to preserve the windows 10 user interfaces and apps. The official way to change sid is using sysprep which is built into windows 7, a s far as i know there is no way other than sysprep.
Simply removing sid regeneration is unlikely to change this. How to change sid on windows 7 microsoft community. But you may also find that in some case where a sid change is necessary, differences in the behavior of a thirdparty sid change utility compared to sysprep will make the difference between success and failure. I ll describe you how to change sid on windows server 2008 r2 and windows 7 using sysprep. We are having issues using the network because of the sid. The only microsoft supported method to change the sid of the computer is to run sysprep with the generalize option. We used to religiously change sids with a variety of thirdparty tools e. Jun 29, 2017 if you check this message, you will see that you have the solution right in front of you.
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