220-802 · Question #573
A technician would like to image 50 desktop computers from a recently optimized test machine. Which of the following would ready the test machine for capturing the image?
The correct answer is A. SYSPREP. SYSPREP (System Preparation Tool) is used to generalize a Windows installation before imaging, removing machine-specific identifiers so the image can be deployed to multiple computers.
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A technician would like to image 50 desktop computers from a recently optimized test machine. Which of the following would ready the test machine for capturing the image?
Options
- ASYSPREP
- BFDISK
- CXCOPY
- DRIS
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Why each option
SYSPREP (System Preparation Tool) is used to generalize a Windows installation before imaging, removing machine-specific identifiers so the image can be deployed to multiple computers.
SYSPREP removes unique machine-specific data such as the Security Identifier (SID), computer name, and hardware configuration from a Windows installation, making the image generic and deployable across multiple different hardware targets. Without running SYSPREP first, cloned machines would have duplicate SIDs causing domain and identity conflicts. It is the standard Microsoft-supported method for preparing a reference machine before capture.
FDISK is a legacy disk partitioning utility and has no role in preparing a machine for imaging.
XCOPY is a file and directory copy command and cannot prepare a Windows installation for system-wide imaging.
RIS (Remote Installation Services) is used to deploy images to client machines over a network, not to prepare a source machine for capture.
Concept tested: Using SYSPREP to prepare a machine for imaging
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/sysprep--generalize--a-windows-installation
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