1.0markwilson.ithttps://www.markwilson.co.uk/blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="WZTFLNHfbo"><a href="https://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/2005/10/sysprep-fails-on-windows-xp-sp2.htm">SysPrep fails on a Windows XP SP2 installation without file and printer sharing enabled</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/2005/10/sysprep-fails-on-windows-xp-sp2.htm/embed#?secret=WZTFLNHfbo" width="600" height="338" title="“SysPrep fails on a Windows XP SP2 installation without file and printer sharing enabled” — markwilson.it" data-secret="WZTFLNHfbo" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> I’m trying out some workstation deployment scenarios right now and need to use the Microsoft System Preparation Tool (SysPrep) to prepare my Windows XP SP2 build for imaging. The trouble is, that SysPrep was refusing to play ball reporting the following error message: There is an incompatibility between this tool and the current operating system. … Continue reading