Comments on: How To Add Sysprep to VMware vCenter for VM Customizations (VMware Converter also) http://vmetc.com/2009/08/18/how-to-add-sysprep-to-vmware-vcenter-for-vm-customizations-vmware-converter-also/ Go Green with Virtualization. Go UGLY Green with vmetc.com. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 15 Steps to Migrate a Windows Server 2003 MSCS cluster to Vmware ESX « Sadissa B.'s Blog http://vmetc.com/2009/08/18/how-to-add-sysprep-to-vmware-vcenter-for-vm-customizations-vmware-converter-also/comment-page-1/#comment-5936 15 Steps to Migrate a Windows Server 2003 MSCS cluster to Vmware ESX « Sadissa B.'s Blog Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:52:43 +0000 http://vmetc.com/?p=4305#comment-5936 [...] http://vmetc.com/2009/08/18/how-to-add-sysprep-to-vmware-vcenter-for-vm-customizations-vmware-conver... [...] [...] http://vmetc.com/2009/08/18/how-to-add-sysprep-to-vmware-vcenter-for-vm-customizations-vmware-conver... [...]

]]> By: Harry Aasterud http://vmetc.com/2009/08/18/how-to-add-sysprep-to-vmware-vcenter-for-vm-customizations-vmware-converter-also/comment-page-1/#comment-5902 Harry Aasterud Sat, 18 Jun 2011 14:07:00 +0000 http://vmetc.com/?p=4305#comment-5902 Hi, not sure why this is not working for me. I installed VMware ESX 4.1 on my server. On the ESX box, I installed 2 x 2008 servers. One is strictly for DC, the other is the vCenter server. On the vCenter server I installed the free Standalone 4.3 convertor. I have a old laptop running XP Home edition SP2. Took a backup with Acronis B&R 10. Used the included tool to convert to VMDK. Uploaded this file to the data store. Created a new VM WinXP32, changed the virtual HDD to the new one that came from the AB&R10 convertion. I can boot from the new VMDK, but lots of errors (0xc000142). Sure this has to do with the fact that not all drivers are updated for VM (even though Acronis claims they do this under the convertion...). So, next step was to start "VMware free convertion client" on the vCenter virtual server. I select VMware infratructure virtual machine, enter the IP of the ESX server, user and pass. Next screen I see the inventory, and choose the new created XP (powered off). I click next, and see he screen "post-convertion processing". Check box for install VMware tools, Remove system restore, Reconfigure destination machine. At the top there is a message saying that sysprep is not found. I download the cab file for XP32SP2. I opened it in explorer, extracted the sysprep file. I have now copied this to the C:ProgramDataVMwareVMware vCenter Converter Standalonesysprepxp directory, as well as C:ProgramDataVMwareVMware vCenter Converter Standalonesysprep. and C:ProgramDataVMwareVMware VirtualCentersysprepxp Always the same issue, sysprep not found. Any suggestions are welcome. Hi, not sure why this is not working for me. I installed VMware ESX 4.1 on my server. On the ESX box, I installed 2 x 2008 servers. One is strictly for DC, the other is the vCenter server. On the vCenter server I installed the free Standalone 4.3 convertor.

I have a old laptop running XP Home edition SP2. Took a backup with Acronis B&R 10. Used the included tool to convert to VMDK. Uploaded this file to the data store. Created a new VM WinXP32, changed the virtual HDD to the new one that came from the AB&R10 convertion. I can boot from the new VMDK, but lots of errors (0xc000142). Sure this has to do with the fact that not all drivers are updated for VM (even though Acronis claims they do this under the convertion…).

So, next step was to start “VMware free convertion client” on the vCenter virtual server. I select VMware infratructure virtual machine, enter the IP of the ESX server, user and pass. Next screen I see the inventory, and choose the new created XP (powered off). I click next, and see he screen “post-convertion processing”. Check box for install VMware tools, Remove system restore, Reconfigure destination machine.

At the top there is a message saying that sysprep is not found. I download the cab file for XP32SP2. I opened it in explorer, extracted the sysprep file. I have now copied this to the C:ProgramDataVMwareVMware vCenter Converter Standalonesysprepxp directory, as well as
C:ProgramDataVMwareVMware vCenter Converter Standalonesysprep. and C:ProgramDataVMwareVMware VirtualCentersysprepxp

Always the same issue, sysprep not found. Any suggestions are welcome.

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