Microsoft KB Archive/894570

= Sysprep does not update the DevicePath value in the registry with information from OemPnpDriversPath in Windows XP Professional =

Article ID: 894570

Article Last Modified on 3/10/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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SYMPTOMS
If you use the Sysprep tool to prepare a computer in Factory mode and you specify a path in the Sysprep.ini file for the OemPnpDriversPath value, and then you change the location of drivers and update the OemPnpDriversPath value in the Sysprep.inf file, your changes are not applied to the DevicePath value in the following registry subkey:

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CAUSE
This problem occurs because the Sysprep tool does not append to the DevicePath value in the following registry subkey:

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RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, delete the DevicePath value from the  registry subkey. You should do this after you make the changes to the OemPnpDriversPath value in the Sysprep.inf file and before you run the sysprep –reseal command.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



Steps to reproduce the behavior

 * 1) Run Sysprep on your computer, and then use the OemPnpDriversPath value to specify the location of drivers that have the Sysprep.inf file.
 * 2) Verify that the DevicePath value of the   registry subkey is correctly set after the Mini-Setup Wizard runs.
 * 3) Change the location that is referenced in the OemPnpDriversPath value that is specified in the Sysprep.inf file.
 * 4) Run Sysprep again.
 * 5) Examine the DevicePath value of the  registry subkey. After the Mini-Setup Wizard runs, you will notice that the change was not applied.

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