Challenge Regenerate machine SIDIts not the reboot that concerns me, its the console access required to re enter data. Theres no way to auto answer Its possible. Sysprep, when executed on a live machine resets server name, licensing and network interfaces apart from changing the SIDs. You can automate and supply hostname, license configurations and static IP in auto answer file which can be used with sysprep. Please see a nice article by  Brian Jackson on. E28. 09. 3 start to finish. Also, refer Tim Quans reply on setting up the static IP address against the MAC address in the unattend file from a forum thread. Unattend. xml automate static IPhttp social. Forumsenwinserversetupthread6. Using Sysprep in Windows 10 Using Sysprep. Cloning a computer thats either physical or virtual without regenerating the SID as. I have cloned a Windows 7 VM and. Copyright Violation And Illegal Downloading Pics there. I am just curious if it is also ok since all I am needing sysprep for is a new SID in. This topic describes the commandline syntax for the Windows 8 version. Sysprep resets the security ID. Runs the Sysprep tool without displaying on. N2lDdZPXc/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Windows 7 Sid Change Utility' title='Windows 7 Sid Change Utility' />P. S. Test out these procedures in a lab environment before doing anything with prod machines I will also move this thread to Setup Deployment forum as that would be the more appropriate place for this discussion. Thanks. Regards, Santosh I do not represent the organisation I work for, all the opinions expressed here are my own. This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. Whenever you see a helpful reply, click on Vote As Helpful click on. Mark As Answer if a post answers your question.