Consider the following scenarios.

Scenario 1

1. You install Windows Vista on the C partition on “Computer A.”
2. After you install Windows Vista, you use the System Preparation tool (Sysprep.exe) to prepare an installation of Windows Vista for imaging to another computer. You use the following command:
   

   sysprep /oobe /generalize

3. You restart “Computer A.”
4. In Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) 2.0, you use the ImageX tool to create an image for Windows Vista.
5. You deploy the image to “Computer B,” and then you restart the computer.

Scenario 2

1. You install Windows Vista on the C partition on “Computer A.”
2. After you install Windows Vista, you use the System Preparation tool (Sysprep.exe) to prepare an installation of Windows Vista for imaging to another computer. You use the following command:
   

   sysprep /oobe /generalize

3. In Windows PE 2.0, you use the ImageX tool to create an image for Windows Vista.
4. You deploy the image to “Computer B.” However, you use a different partition than the C partition.
5. After you deploy the image to “Computer B,” you restart the computer.

In these scenarios, you may receive the following error message:

The system registry contains invalid file paths. Installation cannot proceed. This system image was applied without guaranteeing that drive-letter assignments would match across computers