I’m fairly new at using Sysprep, but we gotten several new Dell desktops that need to be deployed on our network (& several that will be moved within the agency) and I’ve been playing with setting up the first one and using sysprep to prepare the PC, then image it using Clonezilla. I’ve had success, but have run into a snag with the licensing. The PCs were preloaded with retail Windows XP Pro licenses (each with its own license key on a COA sticker). After restoring the image on a second machine, its key code (from the sticker) wouldn’t work. I had to start up the 3rd PC and use a key finding utility to get the key code from the PC (which I’m guessing is OEM volume license key). This key works and allows the setup, but now I’m getting a SysPrep tool popup that says “Your grace period limit has been reached and will not be reset.” I looked online and it appears this has to do with running sysprep too many times on one PC and activation. Does anyone know if there is a way to sysprep, then image a new preinstalled Dell pc, then use its actual license key when restoring the image? Sorry if this is confusing… I’m confused myself.