Consider the following scenario:

• You are running a Windows Vista-based computer.
• You run the following command:
  

  Sysprep /generalize /oobe

In this scenario, Sysprep errors that resemble the following are logged in the Setuperr.log file:

SYSPRP MSS: Error 0×0 occurred while stopping service WSearch.
SYSPRP MSS: _StopService exits on timeout.
SYSPRP MSS: Plugin failed to stop Windows Search service, trying to kill it…
SYSPRP MSS: Error 0×425 occurred while stopping service WSearch.[gle=0x00000425]
SYSPRP MSS: _StopService exits on timeout.[gle=0x00000425]
SYSPRP MSS: Failed to kill Windows Search service![gle=0x00000425]

Additionally, you must now restart the Sysprep tool.

Note: The Setuperr.log file resides in the following location:

Windows\System32\Sysprep\Panther