You need to write a sysprep.inf file that contains the appropriate key for the machine. You can also specify useful things like machinename, administrator password ...

I'm trying to create a Windows 7 image ... Steps. 1) I installed all necessary apps, made customizations. 2) I run Sysprep utility ( select Generalize, Shutdown, OBOE ...

This issue occurs because of a race condition. This race condition occurs when the Sysprep command tries to stop the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) service and the VMware tool ...