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Sysprep

Switch Details 2000 XP .Net
-quiet suppresses confirmation dialogs displayed to the user. x x x
-nosidgen
informs Setupcl.exe not to generate new SIDs on the reboot. x x x
-reboot
forces the computer to reboot instead of shutting down (useful during auditing only). x x x
-pnp The Mini-Setup wizard will automatically detect new or different plug and play devices on the destination computer and disable those that were used on the master computer but not found on the destination computer.

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-activated Do not reset the grace period for Windows Product Activation. Use this option only if you have activated the Windows installation in the factory.   x x
-audit Reboots the computer into Factory mode without generating new security IDs (SIDs)   x x
-clean Clears the critical devices database used by the SysprepMassStorage section in Sysprep.inf.   x x
-factory Restarts in a network-enabled state without displaying Windows Welcome or Mini-Setup. This option is useful for updating drivers, running Plug and Play enumeration, installing applications, testing, configuring the computer with customer data, or making other configuration changes in your factory environment   x x
-forceshutdown Shuts down the computer after Sysprep is complete.   x x
-mini Configures Windows XP Professional to use Mini-Setup rather than Windows Welcome. This option has no effect on Windows XP Home Edition, where the first-run experience is always Windows Welcome.   x x
-noreboot Modifies registry keys (SID, OemDuplicatorString, and so on) without the system rebooting or preparing for duplication. This option is mainly used for testing, specifically to see if the registry is modified properly.   x x
-reseal Clears the Event Viewer logs and prepares the computer for delivery to the customer.   x x
-bmsd If the [Sysprep] section contains the entry BuildMassStorageSection = Yes, the [SysprepMassStorage] section header exists in Sysprep.inf, and you run the command Sysprep -bmsd, then Sysprep populates [SysprepMassStorage] with the entries Plug_and_Play_ID = path_to_device_inf_file corresponding to the Plug and Play IDs of mass-storage devices specified in Machine.inf, Scsi.inf, Pnpscsi.inf, and Mshdc.inf.    

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Sysprep Components (XP)

Customizing Sysprep Installations (XP)