Win7 + SysPrep + CloneZilla = lost settings

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Published on 2013-08-27T10:56:03Z Indexed on 2013/10/29 16:01 UTC
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I've just cloned a PC (Win7 + SysPrep + CloneZilla) and after starting up the new clone, Win7 wants to be reactivated again and the video driver seems to be missing (as in the aero effect has disappeared from the new clone) and the internet connection settings seem to be missing too.

All those were set in the master before running SysPrep.

Why have these settings been lost?

The master PC was had windows 7 activated using a volume license key, and the clone pc is the same make and model as the master computer.

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