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SYMPTOMS
When you run the System Preparation tool (Sysprep) on a
computer that is running Windows XP or Windows 2000, you may receive the
following error message after you restart the computer:
Windows Message: The system is not fully installed. Please run setup
again.
To work around this problem, you can use the Parallel
Install Recovery option that is described in the "Steps to Reproduce the
Behavior" portion of the "More Information" section.
Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
322756 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/) How to back up and restore the registry in Windows
1.
To use the Microsoft Windows Recovery Console option, start
the computer with the Windows XP installation CD-ROM in Recovery
Console.
2.
In Recovery Console, log on to the computer, locate the
%SystemRoot%\system32\Config folder, and then rename the System file to
System.mini.
3.
Copy the %SystemRoot%\repair\System file to the
%SystemRoot%\System32\Config folder.
4.
Exit Recovery Console and then restart to the original
operating system. Use the previous system hive, which is a temporary system
hive and does not have to have any installed programs or services. You use this
system hive to make the computer bootable so that you can make the following
changes:
a.
Click Start, click Run, type Regedt32.exe, and then click OK.
b.
Click the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE node.
c.
On the Registry menu click File, click Load Hive, open the %SystemRoot%\System32\Config\System.mini registry file,
and then type Test.NOTE: You can use any name for the hive you load except
System.
d.
Type a name for the key, and then click OK.
e.
Double-click the name from the previous
step.
f.
Double-click the Setup key.
g.
Double-click the SystemSetupInProgress value in the right pane.
h.
Change the data value from 1 to 0, and then click OK.
i.
Click the Setup key name, and then click Unload Hive on the Registry menu.
5.
Close Registry Editor, and then restart Recovery
Console.
6.
Locate the %SystemRoot%\system32\Config folder, rename the
System file to System.erd, and then rename the System.mini file to
System.
7.
Close Recovery Console, and then restart to the original
operating system.
To work around this issue, you can use the Parallel Install
Recovery option to install a parallel installation of Windows XP or Windows
2000 in a different partition and then use Registry Editor to change the data
value of the SystemSetupInProgress value from 1 to 0.
1.
Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
2.
On the Windows menu, click the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE node.
3.
On the Registry menu, click Load Hive.
4.
Click the %SystemRoot%\System32\Config\System file, and then click Open.
5.
Type a name for the key, and then click OK.
6.
Double-click the key name from the previous
step.
7.
Double-click the Setup key.
8.
Double-click the SystemSetupInProgress value in the right pane.
9.
Change the data value from 1 to 0, and then click OK.
10.
Click the key name, and then click Unload Hive on the Registry menu.
11.
Close Registry Editor, and then restart the
computer.
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