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How can I prepare my
Windows XP, NT or 2000 system
for cloning or migrating the data to different hardware?
In order to clone your Windows system or migrate it to different hardware, you should first prepare
Windows using Microsoft System Preparation Tool [sysprep]. According to Microsoft Knowledge
Base Article — 298491:
One problem from duplicating an installation of Windows 2000 is that each cloned computer has the same
security identifier [SID] and computer name. This may prevent the cloned computers from functioning
correctly in a workgroup or a domain. To work around this problem, administrators use the System
Preparation Tool [Sysprep.exe] to remove configuration settings that are unique to the computer such as the
computer name and SID. The resulting image can then be safely reused for installation on other computers.
This issue also exists in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows XP, consequently, computers running those operating
systems must be prepared as well. To download Microsoft System Preparation tool, click on your operating
system: Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP.
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