JSI Tip 7424. How do I identify an installation that was created using the Windows 2000 version of the System Preparation (Sysprep) tool?

Jerold Schulman

November 6, 2003

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To determine if WIndows 2000 was installed using the Windows 2000 version of Sysprep:

1. Sysprep creates the CloneTag Value Name at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemSetup, which records the date and time the image was prepared for duplication.

2. If the cmdline Value Name at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemSetup contains Setup -newsetup -mini., Sysprep was used.

3. If %SystemRoot%System32Setupcl.exe exists, Syspep used it to change the SIDs on the system.



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