Win Server 2. 00. I had this happen on a 2. R2 server also. The server has 3 ethernet adapters. I access the server without issue using the static ip and when you did a ping from another computer on the network of the servername it resolved to the correct static ip. However, when you did a ping from the server itself it came back as 1. Hello EE, I have a VMware machine running windows 2008 R2 that was built from a template. Now that Im troubleshooting the odd issues I discovered the. What I ended up doing is unplugging the ethernet cable on the 2 disabled ethernet adapters. It just magically fixed at that point. VMware_Server2003_Conversion3.png' alt='Sysprep Server 2008 R2 Vmware' title='Sysprep Server 2008 R2 Vmware' />Go figure. Disable doesnt necessarily mean disable. Then I did a reboot to see if it would stay. It did not. Ended up putting an entry in c windowssystem. Sometimes one just works around and then moves on. I tried the fixes listed above but none worked. SQL2008R2Sy9.png?w=1080' alt='Sysprep Server 2008 R2 Vmware' title='Sysprep Server 2008 R2 Vmware' />Windows Server 2. R2 Hyper V Live Virtual Machine ExportClone. This is a feature that Dev. Ops, administrators, app owners, and testers are going to like. You can clone a running virtual machine  This will produce an exact copy of the running virtual machine without a sysprep. You can then power up this virtual machine on an isolated virtual switch or VM Network, connect to it via the new Remote Desktop enabled Connect, and do whatever you need to do Test an OS upgrade. Test an app upgrade. Sysprep Server 2008 R2 Vmware' title='Sysprep Server 2008 R2 Vmware' />Test patches or hotfixes. Test backuprestore. Windows Server 2008 R2Windows Time. Hi, We stil have an issue with sysprep. Registry key is already set to 7, and Im not sure how to run the uninstall msdtc. Can anyone clear this up for me It is not uncommon for system administrators to clone virtual servers or take an image of physical servers running Windows Server 2008 these days. There are plenty of. Troubleshoot an OS or service. Troubleshoot an issue. And you can do all that without affecting production systems because youre doing it with an exact clone of the production VMs. This is great because you dont need to delay doing diagnostics. You can figure out the fix, and then implement the fix really quickly to the production system. Those for you with change control will have had the opportunity to test those upgradesfixes and the rollback plan too. A very cool sub feature of live cloningexport is that you can export a snapshot of a virtual machine. Get your head around that  It exports a clone of the VM as it was when the snapshot was created. When you create a clone of a running VM, the wizard allows you to configure what to do with the resulting VM so that you can keep that identical IP address, computer name, and SID on a different virtual switchVM Network. If you clone to a VMM library then the resulting VM is in a saved state. If you clone to another computer then it will be auto started. The wizard allows you to select a different network to avoid conflicts so be careful. Madness Project Nexus Hacked All Characters there. Please follow and like us. HowtoSyspre1.png' alt='Sysprep Server 2008 R2 Vmware' title='Sysprep Server 2008 R2 Vmware' />I was going sysprep a base image of Windows Server 2008 this morning and followed my own instructions on sysprepping Windows. I went to the installation DVD and.