Microsoft KB Archive/314940

= Event ID 7005 When You Use Sysprep.exe with the -mini Switch =

Article ID: 314940

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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This article was previously published under Q314940



SYMPTOMS
When you log on to your Windows XP-based computer for the first time after you run the sysprep.exe -mini, the following event may be logged in the Event log:

Event ID 7005

The LoadUserProfile call failed with the following error:

The device is not ready.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because you cannot load a user profile during the Mini Setup phase of Sysprep.

You can ignore the error message that is mentioned in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section because it does not cause any problems on your computer.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, clear the Event logs before you load a user profile.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbbug kberrmsg kbpending KB314940

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