Unknown Publisher warning msg after sysprep on Win XP Pro SP2, affects image cloning rollout project

From: Nick Dakoronias (dakoroni_at_gr.ibm.com)
Date: 11/21/05 

Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 14:10:50 +0200

Hello forum users,
We are in a pilot phase of Rollout project for Image Cloning/Distribution
using the System Preparation (Sysprep) for Windows XPSP1 Tool, in order to
prepare a working Windows XP installation to be cloned. After running
Sysprep, we use third-party disk-duplication software (Mini PE XP Utils >
Drive Image 2000) to create and apply the images, on identical Workstations.

**Both source and target workstations are IBM Desktops with identical HW
configuration (including Disk size) and similar SW setup (OS: Win XP SP2)
**

We tried to test/validate a client/server application (called Profits) by
clicking on application shortucuts (located at Workstation's Desktop) in
order to sign-on. These shortucts refer on executable files which reside on
Server Shortcuts folder (OS=Win2003 Srv SE). When tried to map Server's
shortcuts folder using net use commands(i.e. net use z:\\
10.200.253.10\profits /savecred, net use /persistent:yes), then we received
an Unknown Publisher Security Warning message saying : "Publisher could not
be verified. Are you sure you want to run this software? Name : Profits.exe
, Type: Application , Location path : C:\...

**Profits is a valid user profile defined at both Server & Client, who is
entitled to log on Profits application**

Even if we run or skip the security warning pop up msg, the application
doesn't work (fails even to sign on).

Fyi, the application worked as expected prior running sysprep..

- Do you have any idea what might have caused this or how could we overcome
this problem?

Any advise will be much appreciated, since it will faciltate our image
rollout deployment.

Thanks in Advance for your time.

Regards, Nick. [IBM Athens/Greece]

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