SysPrep tool, how do I use it?

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Bob T

I am making significant changes of hardware in my W2K.

To get the PnP to reset itself, I understand that it is
recommended to use SysPrep tool before making a clone of
my C drive OS, which will be moved to a new master HDD.

I want the PnP of W2K to be reset so that the old,
persistent PnP is no longer there and upon rebooting the
sys. will find the new hardward and reconfigure it's PnP
locations for the devices.

I just read that "Sysprep should not be used to prepare
the operating system for imaging if the computer has
software installed that is dependent on the computer's
Security IDs (SIDs)."

Many of my programs depend on the SID.

What do I do then, to have W2k reset its PnP function to
its orignal, pre-persistent state, so it will pick up the
new hardware/devices in the order and configuration I want?
 
Thank you.

Since W2K's PnP is persistent--keeping drive letters,
drivers, etc. as the devices were orginally found, I
really need to reset this.

When the system boots, the BIOS immediately finds all the
new hardware, recognizes it correctly, but during the
latter stages of POST, W2K expecting to find the old
configuration, doesn't.

Then it goes into a long search.

Eventually, it finds most of the hardware (some it
doesn't), but it takes a minute or so to complete POST
because of searching before it realizes that new hardware
is installed.

I tried resetting the ECSD (or is it ESCD) in the BIOS,
but that did no good. Pulling all the cards, all the
devices, deleting drivers & hardware through System in the
CP, rebooting with nothing in the system (through DOS),
then adding hardware, one at a time, but that does no
good.

The only thing I'v found is the SysPrep that resets the
PnP.

But if I can't use it since it gives the system a new SID,
what do I do?


Thanks, Bob


----Original Message-----
 
You're welcome.
As I mentioned, do not reset SID. Run 'sysprep /?' to obtain available
options.
 
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