Microsoft KB Archive/296750

= Windows 2000 SP2 Includes Updated Sysprep.exe in Deployment Tools =

PSS ID Number: 296750

Article Last Modified on 2/11/2004

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2

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This article was previously published under Q296750



SUMMARY
Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 (SP2) includes an updated version of the Windows 2000 System Preparation tool (Sysprep.exe) in the Deployment Tools cabinet file. Sysprep 1.1 has been updated to support the ability to reduce the number of images required for deployment by supporting multiple mass-storage controllers.

You can obtain the latest version of the Deployment Tools in the following ways:

 From the Support\Tools folder on the Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 CD-ROM. For information about how to obtain the CD-ROM, click Order Service Pack 2 on CD on the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp2/

 By clicking Deployment Tools in the Learn More section of the following Microsoft web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp2/



For additional information about the latest service pack for Windows 2000, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack



MORE INFORMATION
The Windows 2000 System Preparation tool version 1.1 enables administrators to prepare Windows 2000 system images as part of an automated deployment. Sysprep 1.1 is an update to Sysprep 1.0 that adds the ability to reduce the number of images required in a deployment by supporting multiple mass-storage controllers.

Sysprep for Windows 2000 is used to prepare the Windows 2000 operating system for duplication from one computer to another, and to change security identifiers (SIDs) so that they are unique within the current domain. In addition, Sysprep legally sets back user-specific information to be customized by the end user during the first boot experience. Sysprep provides you with the ability to perform legal imaging and disk duplication, the automation of mini-Setup, and auditing.

The Sysprep.inf file (answer file for Sysprep) can be built by running the Setup Manager Wizard and using the Install Sysprep option.

Sysprep 1.1 includes a detailed document that describes its use and latest features. The document is titled &quot;Microsoft Windows 2000 Sysprep Update - Image Maintenance: Reducing the Number of Master Images Required&quot; (Newsysprep.doc) and is available for download from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp2/deploytools.asp

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