Select the product you need help with

Sysprep changes the computer name from lower case letters to upper case letters when deploying Windows XP

Article ID: 838271 - View products that this article applies to.

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Sysprep tool to deploy a Microsoft Windows XP-based computer, if the computer name is entered in lower case letters in an answer file, the computer name is changed to upper case letters when Mini-setup has completed.

Back to the top | Give Feedback

CAUSE

This problem occurs because Mini-setup is hard-coded to set the computer name to uppercase, regardless of the case of the ComputerName entry in the Sysprep.inf answer file.

Back to the top | Give Feedback

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389/EN-US/ )

How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

(http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)

Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name	Platform
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   01-Apr-2004  18:35  5.1.2600.1501   1,808,384  Syssetup.dll     IA-64
   01-Apr-2004  18:30  5.1.2600.1501     940,544  Wsyssetup.dll    IA-64

   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name	Platform
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   01-Apr-2004  18:30  5.1.2600.1501     940,544  Syssetup.dll     x86

Back to the top | Give Feedback

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Back to the top | Give Feedback