Migration of Sysprep.inf Settings

Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Vista

The following table shows the Windows® XP and Windows Server® 2003 settings that are available in the Sysprep.inf file and the corresponding Windows® 8 and Windows Server® 2012 settings.

Section Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Windows® 8 and Windows Server® 2012Setting

[Display]

BitsPerPel

ColorDepth

 

Vrefresh

RefreshRate

 

Xresolution

HorizontalResolution

 

Yresolution

VerticalResolution

 

 

 

[GuiRunOnce]

 

SynchronousCommand

 

 

 

[GuiUnattend]

AdminPassword

AdministratorPassword

 

AutoLogon

AutoLogon

 

AutoLogonCount

LogonCount

 

EMSSkipUnattendProcessing

Deprecated

 

EncryptedAdminPassword

Deprecated

 

OEMDuplicatorString

DuplicatorDescription

 

OEMSkipRegional

Deprecated. However, users can skip the Regional Settings Windows Welcome page by specifying settings in the Microsoft-Windows-International-Core component during the oobeSystem configuration pass.

 

OEMSkipWelcome

SkipUserOOBE

 

TimeZone

TimeZone

 

 

 

[IEHardening]

LocalIntranetSites

LocalIntranetSites

 

TrustedSites

TrustedSites

 

 

 

[IEPopupBlocker]

AllowedSites

AllowedSites

 

BlockPopups

BlockPopups

 

FilterLevel

FilterLevel

 

ShowInformationBar

ShowInformationBar

 

 

 

[LicenseFilePrintData]

AutoMode

Deprecated in Windows 8

Does not apply to Windows Server 2012

 

AutoUsers

Deprecated in Windows Server 2012

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

 

 

[Networking]

[adapter_specific_protocol_section]

SpecificTo

Deprecated

 

 

 

[Networking]

[Identification]

DomainAdmin

Credentials

 

DomainAdminPassword

Password

 

JoinDomain

JoinDomain

 

JoinWorkgroup

JoinWorkgroup

 

MachineObjectOU

MachineObjectOU

 

 

 

[Networking]

[MS_AppleTalk parameters]

DefaultPort

Deprecated

 

DefaultZone

Deprecated

 

DesiredZone

Deprecated

 

EnableRouter

Deprecated

 

NetworkRangeLowerEnd

Deprecated

 

NetworkRangeUppdeEnd

Deprecated

 

SeedingNetwork

Deprecated

 

ZoneList

Deprecated

 

 

 

[Networking]

[MS_ATMArps parameters]

 

Deprecated

 

 

 

[Networking]

[MS_ATMLANE parameters]

 

Deprecated

 

 

 

[Networking]

[MS_ATMUni parameters]

 

Deprecated

 

 

 

[Networking]

[MS_L2TP_parameters]

WanEndpoints

Deprecated

 

 

 

[Networking]

[MS_MSClient parameters]

BrowseDomains

OtherDomains

 

NameServiceNetworkAddress

Deprecated

 

NameServiceProtocol

Deprecated

 

 

 

[Networking]

[MS_NetMon parameters]

 

Deprecated

 

 

 

[Networking]

[MS_NWClient parameters]

DefaultContext

Deprecated

 

DefaultTree

Deprecated

 

LogonScript

Deprecated

 

PreferredServer

Deprecated

 

 

 

[Networking]

[MS_NWIPX parameters]

DedicatedRouter

Deprecated

 

EnableWANRouter

Deprecated

 

NetworkNumber

Deprecated

 

PktType

Deprecated

 

VirtualNetworkNumber

Deprecated

 

 

 

[Networking]

[MS_NwSapAgent parameters]

 

Deprecated

 

 

 

[Networking]

[MS_PPTP parameters]

NumberLineDevices

Deprecated

 

 

 

[Networking]

[MS_Psched parameters]

 

Deprecated

 

 

 

[Networking]

[MS_RAS parameters]

AssignSameNetworkNumber

Deprecated

 

AutomaticNetworkNumbers

Deprecated

 

ClientCanRequestIPAddress

Deprecated

 

ClientsCanRequestIpxNodeNumber

Deprecated

 

DialinProtocols

Deprecated

 

IpAddressEnd

Deprecated

 

IpAddressStart

Deprecated

 

IPXClientAccess

Deprecated

 

Multilink

Deprecated

 

NetworkNumberForm

Deprecated

 

RouterType

RouterType

 

TcpIpClientAccess

Deprecated

 

UseDHCP

Deprecated

 

 

 

[Networking]

[MS_RasSrv parameters]

ParamsSection

Deprecated

 

 

 

[Networking]

[MS_Server parameters]

BroadcastsToLanman2Clients

LmAnnounce

 

Optimization

Deprecated

 

 

 

[Networking]

[MS_TCPIP parameters]

[Adapter-Specific Parameters]

DefaultGateway

Routes

 

DHCP

DhcpEnabled

 

DHCPClassID

Deprecated

 

DisableDynamicUpdate

DisableDynamicUpdate

 

DNSDomain

DNSDomain

 

DNSServerSearchOrder

DNSServerSearchOrder

 

EnableAdapterDomainRegistration

EnableAdapterDomainNameRegistration

 

IPAddress

Key

 

NetBIOSOptions

NetbiosOptions

 

SubnetMask

UnicastIpAddresses

 

WINS

Deprecated

 

WINSServerList

Deprecated

 

 

 

[Networking]

[MS_TCPIP parameters]

[Global Parameters]

DeadGWDetectDefault

Deprecated

 

DNSDomain

DNSDomain

 

DNSSuffixSearchOrder

DNSSuffixSearchOrder

 

DontAddDefaultGatewayDefault

Deprecated

 

EnableICMPRedirect

IcmpRedirectsEnabled

 

EnableLMHosts

Deprecated

 

EnableSecurity

Deprecated

 

ScopeID

Deprecated

 

SyncDomainWithMembership

Deprecated

 

UseDomainNameDevolution

UseDomainNameDevolution

 

 

 

[Networking]

[MS_WLBS parameters]

AliveMsgPeriod

MembershipHeartbeatPeriod

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

AliveMsgTolerance

MembershipHeartbeatLossTolerance

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

ClusterIPAddress

ClusterIpAddress

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

ClusterModeOnStart

ClusterMode

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

ClusterName

ClusterName

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

ClusterNetworkMask

ClusterNetMask

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

DedicatedIPAddress

DedicatedIpAddresses

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

DedicatedNetworkMask

DedicatedIpAddresses

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

DescriptorsPerAlloc

Deprecated

Use MaximumConnectionDescriptors

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

HostPriority

HostIdentifier

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

IGMPSupport

ClusterMode

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

MaskSourceMAC

MaskSourceMacEnabled

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

Master

Master

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

MaxDescriptorAllocs

Deprecated

Use MaximumConnectionDescriptors

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

McastIPaddress

Deprecated in Windows Server 2012

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

MulticastSupportEnable

MulticastSpoofEnabled

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

NetmonAliveMsgs

Deprecated in Windows Server 2012

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

NumActions

Deprecated in Windows Server 2012

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

NumAliveMsgs

Deprecated in Windows Server 2012

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

NumActions

Deprecated in Windows Server 2012

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

NumPackets

Deprecated in Windows Server 2012

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

PersistedStates

PersistSuspendedState

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

Ports

Portrules

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

RemoteControlEnabled

Deprecated in Windows Server 2012

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

RemoteControlPassword

Deprecated in Windows Server 2012

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

RemoteControlUDPPort

Deprecated in Windows Server 2012

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

ReverseHash

ReverseHash

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

TeamID

Team

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

 

 

[Networking]

[NetAdapters]

AdapterInstance

Deprecated in Windows Server 2012

Does not apply to Windows 8

 

 

 

[Networking]

[NetBindings]

Demote

Deprecated

 

Disable

Deprecated

 

Enable

Deprecated

 

 

 

[Networking]

[NetClients]

network_client_name

Deprecated

 

 

 

[Networking]

[NetOptionalComponents]

Beacon

Deprecated

 

DHCPServer

Deprecated

 

DNS

Deprecated

 

IAS

Deprecated

 

ILS

Deprecated

 

LPDSVC

Deprecated

 

MacPrint

Deprecated

 

MacSrv

Deprecated

 

NetCMAK

Deprecated

 

NETMONTOOLS

Deprecated

 

SimpTcp

Deprecated

 

SNMP

Deprecated

 

WINS

Deprecated

 

 

 

[Networking]

[NetProtocols]

protocol_name

Deprecated

 

 

 

[Networking]

[NetServices]

network_service_name

Deprecated

 

 

 

[Networking]

[params.adapter instance]

ConnectionName

Deprecated

 

DMA

Deprecated

 

DoNotDetectLegacyCards

Deprecated

 

InfID

Deprecated

 

IOAddr

Deprecated

 

IRQ

Deprecated

 

MEM

Deprecated

 

NetCardAddress

Deprecated

 

PCIBusNumber

Deprecated

 

PCIDeviceNumber

Deprecated

 

PCIFunctinNumber

Deprecated

 

 

 

[Networking]

[protocol parameters section]

AdaptersSections

Deprecated

 

 

 

[RegionalSettings]

InputLocale

Microsoft-Windows-International-Core\InputLocale or Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE\InputLocale

 

InputLocale_DefaultUser

Deprecated

 

Language

Microsoft-Windows-International-Core\UILanguage or Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE\UILanguage

 

LanguageGroup

Deprecated

 

SystemLocale

Microsoft-Windows-International-Core\SystemLocale or Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE\SystemLocale

 

UserLocale

Microsoft-Windows-International-Core\UserLocale or Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE\UserLocale

 

UserLocale_DefaultUser

Deprecated. Same as Microsoft-Windows-International-Core\UserLocale or Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE\UserLocale.

 

 

 

[Sysprep]

BuildMassStorageSection

DriverPaths

 

 

 

[SysprepCleanup]

 

Deprecated

 

 

 

[SysprepMassStorage]

 

DriverPaths

 

 

 

[TapiLocation]

AreaCode

AreaCode

 

CountryCode

CountryOrRegion

 

Dialing

PulseOrToneDialing

 

LongDistanceAccess

LongDistanceAccess

 

 

 

[Unattend]

ExtendOemPartition

ExtendOSPartition

 

InstallFilesPath

Microsoft-Windows-Setup/ImageInstall/OSImage/InstallFrom or Microsoft-Windows-Setup/ImageInstall/DataImage/InstallFrom

 

KeepPageFile

Deprecated

 

OemPnPDriversPath

DriverPaths

 

OemSkipEula

AcceptEula

 

ResetSourcePath

Deprecated

 

TapiConfigured

TapiConfigured

 

UpdateHAL

Deprecated

 

UpdateInstalledDrivers

Deprecated

 

UpdateUPHAL

Deprecated

 

 

 

[UserData]

ComputerName

ComputerName

 

FullName

FullName

 

OrgName

Organization

 

ProductKey

ProductKey

See Also

Concepts

Changed Answer File Settings from Windows XP and Windows Server 2003