Consider the following scenarios.
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Scenario 1
| 1. | You install Windows Vista on the
C partition on "Computer A." |
| 2. | After you install Windows Vista, you use the System
Preparation tool (Sysprep.exe) to prepare an installation of Windows Vista for
imaging to another computer. You use the following
command: sysprep /oobe /generalize |
| 3. | You restart "Computer A." |
| 4. | In Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) 2.0, you use the ImageX tool to create an image for Windows
Vista. |
| 5. | You deploy the image to "Computer B," and then you restart
the computer. |
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Scenario 2
| 1. | You install Windows Vista on the
C partition on "Computer A." |
| 2. | After you install Windows Vista, you use the System
Preparation tool (Sysprep.exe) to prepare an installation of Windows Vista for
imaging to another computer. You use the following
command: sysprep /oobe /generalize |
| 3. | In Windows PE 2.0, you use the ImageX tool to create an image for Windows
Vista. |
| 4. | You deploy the image to "Computer B." However, you use a different
partition than the C partition. |
| 5. | After you deploy the image to "Computer B," you restart the computer. |
In these scenarios, you may receive the following error
message:
The system registry contains invalid file
paths. Installation cannot proceed. This system image was applied without
guaranteeing that drive-letter assignments would match across
computers
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This problem occurs because the registry contains several
hard-coded paths to the Windows folder and to the %systemdrive% folder. When these paths
do
not include
the path
to which you are trying to deploy the image on "Computer B,"
you may receive the error message.
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To resolve this problem, use one of the following methods.
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Scenario 1
Do not restart "Computer A" before you use the ImageX
tool to create an image for Windows Vista.
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Scenario 2
Method 1 Make sure that the drive letter to which the image is deployed is the same drive letter from which you capture Windows Vista.
Method 2Use an image-based Setup to deploy the image. To do
this, use a customized .wim file to replace the Install.wim file, and then let the image-based Setup deploy the image.
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