Preserving OEM Activation in Windows Vistaand Windows 7
Microsoft Corporation
October 2009
Appl ies to:
Windows®7 Starter
Windows 7 Home Premium
Windows 7 Professional
Windows 7 Ultimate
Windows Vista®Starter
Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Ultimate
Abstract
An updated version of the description of how to add or remove software from an existing OEM-preinstal led Windows Vista orWindows 7 images,whi le preserving the pre-activation stateappl ied in the OEM factory
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Co nte nts
PreservingOEMActivation 5CustomizingWindowsinauditmode 5Updatingbyusingauditmode 6Preparingthecomputerfordel ivery 6Prepareanimageforongoingmaintenance 6CustomizingWindowsbyusingoffl ine-servicingtools 8AddingCustomizationsinWindows7byusingDISM 8Adding Packages in Windows Vista(Package Manager) 8
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Preserving OEM ActivationPreserving OEM Activation
A common scenario for businesses buying original equipment manufacturer (OEM)systems withWindows Vista®orWindows®7 preinstal led is that the business has l ine-of-business(LOB)appl ications,device drivers,and other software that they wish to add before they deploy thesecomputers into their IT environment
OEMs frequently pre-activate Windows Vista orWindows 7 when it is instal led on computers thatthey manufacture This paper explains how to update and customize existing OEM-preinstal ledWindows Vista orWindows 7 images,whi le preserving the preactivation state that was appl ied inthe OEM factory
Businesses can preserve the preactivated status of Windows Vista or Windows 7,by using one ofthe fol lowing approved methods to modify an OEM-preinstal led Windows Vista orWindows 7image:
In an onl ine environment, use audit mode
In an offl ine environment, use offl ine-servicing tools such as the Deployment Image Servicingand Management (DISM) tool or Package Manager
We recommend that businesses take advantage of the work done by their OEM and add to thefactory image or subtract from it, to create the desired image,by using the audit mode processThis wi l l ensure that OEM activation remains intact
The fol lowing alternatives to OEM activation are avai lable as wel l :
1 Clean Installations OEM activation wi l l not be preserved and activation wi l l be requiredmanual lyon a per-machine basis,
2 Volume License Installations OEM activation is bypassed and activation is provided by
Key Management Services(KMS)or Microsoft®Activation Keys(MAK) For more informationabout KMS or MAK,see this Microsoft Web site
Customizing Windows in audit mode
Audit mode enables you to customize aWindows instal lation without having to configure the userinterface pages of Windows Welcome Audit mode is ideal formaking changes to a Windowsimage before shipping a computerto an end user or capturing the imagefor reuse in yourorganization For more information about audit mode,see the topic: "Understanding Audit Mode"in the Windows OEM Preinstal lation Kit (Windows OPK)orWindows Automated Instal lation Kit(Windows AIK)
If you use the sysprep/audit command to boot to audit mode, the computerwi l l beremoved from a domain You must rejoin the computerto a domain in audit mode
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Preserving OEM ActivationUpdating byusing auditmode
Use the fol lowing steps to update an image by using audit mode
1 Boot Windows into audit mode If your system is configured to boot toWindows Welcome,power on the computer, then at the Windows Welcome screen,press CTRL+SHIFT+F3For more information about audit mode,see the fol lowing topics in theWindows OPK ortheWindows AIK documentation: "Customize Windows in Audit Mode,"and"How ConfigurationPasses Work"
2 Instal l software,drivers,or LOB appl ications
3 Prepare the computerfor shipping, image capturing,orongoing maintenance
If you plan to ship the computerto the end user,orto capture an image of the computerfor deployment,see the section"Prepare the computerfordel ivery" later in this topic-or -
If you plan to perform future maintenance on this image,see the section"Prepare theimageforongoing maintenance" later in this topic
Preparing the computer for del ivery
If you plan to ship the computerto the end user,orto capture an image of the computerfordeployment,you must first:
Remove the computer-specific information from the image This is cal led generalizing theimage
Reset the Windows activation clock This maintains the 30-day grace period during whichWindows activation is not required This is cal led rearming the activation clock
End users may see an error if the activation clock has been rearmed more thanthree times For more information,see this MicrosoftWeb site
To general ize the image and rearm the activation clock:
In audit mode, in the System Preparation Tool window,select Generalize and Shutdown,and then cl ick OK The computer general izes the image, rearms the activation clock,andshuts down
At this point, the computer is now ready forshipping tothe end user
You can also use image capturing tools,such asWindows PE and ImageX, to capture yourimage and deploy to other computers For more information,see the topic: "Capture and ApplyImages" in theWindows OPK or theWindows AIK documentation
Prepare an image forongoing maintenance
If you are planning on performing further maintenance on the image,disable theWindowsactivation clock and general ize the image:
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Preserving OEM Activation1 On yourtechnician computer,create an unattended-setup answerfi le,or open an existinganswer fi le For more information,see the fol lowing topic in the Windows OPK ortheWindows AIK documentation: "Create a NewAnswer Fi le"
Make sure the answer fi le does not include product-key settings(Microsoft-
Windows-Setup\UserData\ProductKey\Key or Microsoft-Windows-Shel l-
Setup\ProductKey), to avoid overwriting the product key already present in the
OEM image Inserting a blankentry may also result in an error
2 Set the Unattend setting: SkipRearm to 1 In Windows Vista, this setting is located in theMicrosoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC component In Windows 7, this setting is locatedin the Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP component
This setting enables you to general ize the image as many times as necessary
3 Save this fi le,and copy it to the reference computer
4 General ize the reference computer
In audit mode,open a Command Promptwindowas an administrator
Use the sysprep command with the/generalize, /shutdown, /audit,and
/unattend:answerfile options:sysprep /generalize /shutdown /audit /unattend:F:\Unattend.xml
The computer general izes the image and shuts down Windows Setup does not rearmthe image
At this point, the image is readyforfurther maintenance,but is not readyfor del ivery to anend user
If the Windows activation clock is not re-enabled and the image is not used, theactivation timer grace period may expire The next time the technician boots acomputer that uses this image,Windows may display system-activationnotifications
To prepare the computerfor del ivery, re-enable the Windows activation clock:
1 On yourtechnician computer,set the unattended-setup setting: SkipRearm back to 0 Save thefi le,and copy it to your reference computer
2 Turn on your reference computer The computerwi l l start in audit mode
3 Open a Command Promptwindowas an administrator
4 Use the sysprep command with the/generalize, /shutdown, /oobe and
/unattend:answerfi le options:sysprep /generalize /shutdown /oobe /unattend:F:\Unattend.xml
At this point, the computer is now ready for del ivery Al l activation-related l icensing andregistry data is removed or reset,and any grace-period timers are reset
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Preserving OEM Activation
You can also use image-capturing tools,such asWindows PE and ImageX, to capture yourimage and deploy to other computers For more information,see the topic: "Capture and
Apply Images" in the Windows OPK or theWindows AIK documentation
Customizing Windows by using offl ine-servicingtools
To update your image offl ine,you can use DISM to customize Windows 7or Package Manager tocustomize Windows Vista
Adding Customizations in Windows 7 by using DISM
DISM is a command-l ine tool used to serviceWindows images offl ine before deployment Youcan use it to instal l , uninstal l ,configure,and update Windows features,packages,drivers,andinternational settings
DISM is instal led withWindows 7,and it is also distributed in theWindows OPKand theWindows AIK It can be used to service Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 (SP1),
Windows Server®2008,Windows 7,Windows Server2008 R2,orWindows Preinstal lationEnvironment images DISM replaces several Windows deployment tools, including PEimg, Intlcfg,and Package Manager For more information about adding customizations with DISM,see thefol lowing topics in theWindows OPK ortheWindows AIK documentation: "Phase 5:Managingand Servicing YourWindows Image"and"Add or Remove Packages Onl ine"
Adding Packages in Windows Vista(Package Manager)
Package Manager is a tool that is instal led as a component of Windows Vista It is also distributedin theWindows Vista OPK and is instal led by default in the\Tools\Servicing folder
Package Manager can be used to instal l or remove packages,such as security updates,language packs or service packs Package Manager can also be used to enable or disableWindows features on an offl ine Windows image Drivers are treated as components,so you canalso add or remove a driver on an offl ineWindows image using Package Manager
Package Manager is cal led byWindows Setup during a normal instal lation It runs transparentlyduring aWindows instal lation or update It can also be initiated from the command prompt toinstal l packages on an offl ine computer using an unattended-instal lation answer fi le Forunattended instal lation of service packs or other updates, it must be run manual ly at a commandprom pt
The fol lowing steps provide an outl ine of the procedure that updates an image by using PackageManager
1 Prepare the Windows Vista OEM-preinstal led image to be modified with Package Manager
For information about how to use Package Manager,see the fol lowing topics in the
Windows OPK orthe Windows AIK documentation: "Package Manager Command-Line
Options,"and"Package Manager Technical Reference"
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Preserving OEM Activation2 Instal l software,drivers,or LOB appl ications
3 Dupl icateand deploythe image
For a step-by-step walkthrough of how to use Package Manager,see the fol lowing topic inthe Windows OPK or theWindows AIK documentation: "Windows Vista Deployment Step by
Step Guide"
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