Microsoft KB Archive/270032

= User Rights Required to Run the Sysprep.exe Program =

Article ID: 270032

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q270032



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to run Sysprep.exe version 1.0 or 1.1, you may receive the following message

You must be an Administrator to run this application

even though you are logged on as Administrator.



CAUSE
You receive this error message if you remove the user rights that are essential for running Sysprep.exe. The following rights are needed to run this program:
 * Back up files and directories
 * Modify firmware environment values
 * Restore files and directories
 * Shutdown the system



RESOLUTION
To avoid this behavior, use the Local Security Settings tool to modify the user rights assignments.

Note: If the policy that removed the necessary rights from the Administrators group is set at the Domain, Site, or Organizational Unit level, you need to modify the Group Policy of the domain.
 * 1) Click Start, click Run, type secpol.msc, and then click OK.
 * 2) In the Local Security Settings window, expand Local Policies, and then double-click User Rights Assignment.
 * 3) Look through the list of user rights and verify that the Administrators group has the rights that are needed to run Sysprep.exe.
 * 4) If you need to add a right, double-click the right, and then click Add.
 * 5) In Select Users or Groups, click Administrator, and then click Add.
 * 6) Click OK twice to add Administrator to the list of users who have that right.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB270032

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