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

You use the System Preparation (Sysprep) tool and an Autounattend.xml file to add a custom gadget to the Windows Sidebar in Windows Vista. When you run the SFC.exe /scannow command or the SFC.exe /verifyonly command, you receive error messages in the CBS.log file.

When you use the System Preparation (Sysprep) tool on a Windows Vista-based computer, you may receive the following error message:

A fatal error occurred while trying to sysprep the machine.

Additionally, an error message that resembles the following is logged in the Setuperr.log file:

Date Time, Error [0x0f0073] SYSPRP RunExternalDlls:Not running DLLs; either the machine is in an invalid state or we couldn’t update the recorded state, dwRet = 31

When you run the sysprep /generalize command on a Windows Vista-based computer, you receive the following error message:

A fatal error occurred while running sysprep.

Additionally, an error message that resembles the following may be logged in the Setuperr.log file:

SYSPRP LaunchDll:Failure occurred while executing ‘C:\Windows\system32\msdtcprx.dll,SysPrepDtcCleanup’, returned error code -2146434815[gle=0x000000b7]

This error message is logged if you change the value of the following registry entry to 7:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\Status\SysprepStatus\GeneralizationState

Consider the following scenario:

• To prepare a computer for imaging and deployment to multiple computers, you use the Sysprep tool (Sysprep.exe) from one of the following language versions of Windows Vista:
  • Norwegian
  • Italian
  • French
• When you run Sysprep, you leave the default Shutdown option selected in the Shutdown Options list. Then, you click OK to prepare the image.

In this scenario, the computer does not shut down as expected after Sysprep.exe finishes preparing the Windows Vista image. Instead, the computer restarts unexpectedly in audit mode.

You experience this problem even though the Enter System Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE) option is selected in the System Cleanup Action list.

Note: You do not experience this problem if you use the English version of Sysprep.

When you use the Sysprep tool to deploy Windows Vista, you cannot use the DevicePath registry entry to install out-of-box drivers.

Note: The DevicePath registry entry is located in the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\

When you try to run the System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) in Windows Vista, and you use the /generalize option, you may receive the following error message:

A fatal error occurred while trying to Sysprep the machine.

The Setupper.log file may contain lines that resemble the following:
Error [0x0f0082] SYSPRP LaunchDll: Failure occurred while executing ‘C:\Windows\System32\slc.dll, SLReArmWindows’, returned error code -1073425657
Error [0x0f0070] SYSPRP RunExternalDlls: An error occurred while running registry sysprep DLLs, halting sysprep execution. dwRet = -1073425657
Error [0x0f00a8] SYSPRP WinMain: Hit failure while processing sysprep generalize providers; hr = 0xc004d307
Note The Setupper.log file is located in the \Windows\System32\Sysprep\Panther folder.

When you run the sysprep –reseal command on a Windows Vista-based computer, an error that resembles the following is logged in the Setuperr.log file:

Failed to delete reg value SystemIndexNormalization under reg key

Note: The Setuperr.log file is created in the following location:
Windows\System32\Sysprep\Panther

When you run the Sysprep command on a Windows Vista-based computer, you receive an error message that resembles the following:

A fatal error occurred while trying to sysprep the machine

Additionally, an error code that resembles the following is logged in the Setupact.log file:

0×80070020
ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION

Note: The Setupact.log file is located along the following path:
C:\Windows\Panther\Setupact.log

When you use the System Preparation tool (Sysprep.exe) in audit mode to deploy a Windows Vista Windows Image Format (WIM) image file, the Out of Box Experience (OOBE) Wizard does not run automatically. Instead, the OOBE Wizard is displayed as a System Cleanup Action option in a dialog box. This symptom occurs even though the Windows System Image Manager identifies the OOBE Wizard value as a default value for the auditUser mode or for the auditSystem mode.