Virtual PC and XP pro images

[tosca925]

If you creat a an XP PC virtual machine and then join it to the domain, then instead of doing it again just copy the files to create a new one.

 

Well i know you need to rename it but would you need to re-assign a new SID?

 

Can this be done just by removing it from the domain and putting it back in?

[Geoff]

no, you must sysprep it.

[ajbritton]

There is also NewSIS which is quite handy when cloning virtual images.

[djm968]

NewSID is quicker than sysprep and will work fine. It also gives you the otion to rename the computer at the same time.

[tosca925]

What about if you took a copy of the XP machine before yuo joined the domain? Would it still need syspreping?

[Geoff]

yes