Using "Newsid.exe" with your Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP template

In VM environment, you can make a template for deploying. After deploying the template, the Windows has to be generated a new sid.

What is new sid?

NewSID is a program that changes a computer's SID. It is free and is a Win32 program, meaning that it can easily be run on systems that have been previously cloned.

Download link

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/NewSID.shtml

Lab

1. Download and save newsid.exe as C:\Windows\System32.

2. Launch "Windows Explorer".

3. Navigate to "C\Windows\System32".

4. Right-click "newsid.exe", select "Properties".

5. Click "Unblock".

6. Click "OK".

7. Double-click "newsid.exe".

8. Click "Agree".

9. Click "Cancel".

10. Close "Windows Explorer".

11. Launch "Registry Editor".

12. Navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runonce"

13. Right-click "Runonce", select "New > String Value".

14. Enter the name as "Newsid".

15. Double-click "Newsid".

16. Under "Value data", type ["C:\Windows\System32\newsid.exe"].

17. Click "OK".

18. Close "Registry Editor".

19. Shut down this computer.

Now, you can make this computer be a VM template.

When you deploy a new computer from this template, the "newsid.exe" will run after you log in.

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