Can't get rid of audit mode!

[Gundown64]

I was trying to install an OS on my SSD and got myself into audit mode thought the command prompt. Well, i've decided to not do install the OS there, but now I can't get audit mode from coming up everytime I restart the PC, not to mention things like anti-virus don't work currently. I've already tried navigating to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\State and deleting the value for ImageState, but it is not working. What do I need to do to get rid of audit mode? Also, when the PC first launches, I have the option to run in OOBE mode. I tried doing so, but it just says a fatal error has occurred. Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[ascsoftware]

Hello all

this also helped me after creating a windows gold image with sysprep.

I remember a post stating that you have to kill the windows media player / network service before running sysprep. Since I did not do this I probably ended up with this problem in my gold image and after deploying it to other clients.

This trick solved the issue so I did not need to revert to my ghosted windows7 image and is okey for a first customer install, since I added this note to the how-to for setting up a new client.

So please be aware to kill all media player services before creating a windows image file with sysprep so you will not end up with a halfway broken gold image.

Cheers
Adrian

Asc software - it and services, zurich, switzerland

 

[pav]

Again, I seriously urge you to consider reinstalling the OS as it appears your image may now be corrupt.

However, with that said I did look in to the error messages in your sysprep setuperr.log and came across this article from TechNet proposing a potential reason for your issue and a work around.

Please try the following and run the sysprep /oobe command again.

Click Start > Run, type Services.msc to open the Services applet.
Scroll down to Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service, double click it, and change the Startup type to Disabled. Click OK.

Jessica
Windows Outreach Team – IT Pro

hello Jessica or anybody who monitors this board,
I typed sysprp in cmd line in win8 Samsung laptop, its still running but I would like to get out of it to the original setup. From what I can see in setupact log, many things were changed, and the laptop is not the same as it was before. Any suggestions?

 

[winoutreach5]

Again, I seriously urge you to consider reinstalling the OS as it appears your image may now be corrupt.

However, with that said I did look in to the error messages in your sysprep setuperr.log and came across this article from TechNet proposing a potential reason for your issue and a work around.

Please try the following and run the sysprep /oobe command again.

Click Start > Run, type Services.msc to open the Services applet.
Scroll down to Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service, double click it, and change the Startup type to Disabled. Click OK.

Jessica
Windows Outreach Team – IT Pro

hello Jessica or anybody who monitors this board,
I typed sysprp in cmd line in win8 Samsung laptop, its still running but I would like to get out of it to the original setup. From what I can see in setupact log, many things were changed, and the laptop is not the same as it was before. Any suggestions?

Pav,

It would be best to create a new thread for your specific issue since this thread is a year old. Feel free to create the new thread and PM me directly with the link. I am more than happy to help you trouble shoot the problems you are experiencing with Sysprep. I would also checkout How Sysprep Works from the Springboard Series on TechNet in an effort to become more familiar with the tool.

Keep me posted!

Jessica
Windows Outreach Team – IT Pro