vmware customization: sysprep issues

sysprep /generalize /reboot /oobe c:\windows\system32\sysprep\panther\setuperr.log "SYSPRP WinMain:Hit failure while processing sysprep cleanup external providers; hr = 0x8007001f" "SYSPRP RunExternalDlls:An error occurred while running registry sysprep DLLs, halting sysprep execution. dwRet = -1073425657" slmgr /dlv regedit: set the value of GeneralizationState under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\Status\SysprepStatus to 7 start > run: msdtc -uninstall start > run: msdtc –install delete any extra folders under c:\windows\system32\sysprep On SOURCE machine: Set the following to 1: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\SkipRearm **be sure the administrator user does NOT have "user cannot changed password" checked.