This issue occurs because of a race condition. This race condition occurs when the Sysprep command tries to stop the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) service and the VMware tool ...

I'm building a new image set based on XP SP2. When we deploy images to our 51 schools we config the "Organization" line of the sysprep.inf file as the school's accounting number. For testing purposes, ...

I've been chosen to make an image that will work on 15 different machine types. It will only contain XP SP2 and our customized settings and that's it. I haven't done this type of multi-image before, ...

This repository demonstrates building and 'sysprepping' a basic CentOS VM with Packer and Packer-Virt-Sysprep. This repository is intended as a reference only. The resultant VM should not be used! It ...

The System Preparation Tool (Sysprep), is meant for System Administrators and OEMs, to automate the deployment of the Windows 11/10/8/7 operating system. Once you have performed the initial setup ...

We've looked at two ways we can use `libvirt` to administer virtual machines via QEMU/KVM, Virtual Machine Manager (`virt-manager`), and Cockpit. While these were easy to use, sometimes we need the ...