Hello,
I have been working with Sysprep so that I can create a disk image.
As I was doing this, I ran into some thing weird.
I finished setting up the reference PC and ran Sysprep and did a reseal.
After the reference PC rebooted, it went into the Windows setup as
predicted but it never prompted me for a product key.
After the setup was finished I started to investigate when it didn't
prompt me for a key.
I found a program that shows the product key and it turns out that the
product key is not the same key as the one on the chassis.
I went around to 2 other Dell PCs and these all showed the same key.
I then went to an IBM PC, just to make sure that the program wasn't
screwy, and got a different key this time.
So then I began to wonder if Dell uses an OEM key for all of their PCs
and therefore there will not be a need to enter the key on the chassis
after running sysprep.
Does anyone have any input on this subject to shed some light?
Thanks,
Joe Rojas
IT Manager
TNCO, Inc.
781-447-6661 x7506
jrojas@...
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I have been working with Sysprep so that I can create a disk image.
As I was doing this, I ran into some thing weird.
I finished setting up the reference PC and ran Sysprep and did a reseal.
After the reference PC rebooted, it went into the Windows setup as
predicted but it never prompted me for a product key.
After the setup was finished I started to investigate when it didn't
prompt me for a key.
I found a program that shows the product key and it turns out that the
product key is not the same key as the one on the chassis.
I went around to 2 other Dell PCs and these all showed the same key.
I then went to an IBM PC, just to make sure that the program wasn't
screwy, and got a different key this time.
So then I began to wonder if Dell uses an OEM key for all of their PCs
and therefore there will not be a need to enter the key on the chassis
after running sysprep.
Does anyone have any input on this subject to shed some light?
Thanks,
Joe Rojas
IT Manager
TNCO, Inc.
781-447-6661 x7506
jrojas@...
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