User Rights Required to Run the Sysprep.exe Program (270032)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q270032

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to run Sysprep.exe version 1.0 or 1.1, you may receive the following message
You must be an Administrator to run this application
even though you are logged on as Administrator.

CAUSE

You receive this error message if you remove the user rights that are essential for running Sysprep.exe. The following rights are needed to run this program:
  • Back up files and directories
  • Modify firmware environment values
  • Restore files and directories
  • Shutdown the system

RESOLUTION

To avoid this behavior, use the Local Security Settings tool to modify the user rights assignments.

Note: If the policy that removed the necessary rights from the Administrators group is set at the Domain, Site, or Organizational Unit level, you need to modify the Group Policy of the domain.
  1. Click Start, click Run, type secpol.msc, and then click OK.
  2. In the Local Security Settings window, expand Local Policies, and then double-click User Rights Assignment.
  3. Look through the list of user rights and verify that the Administrators group has the rights that are needed to run Sysprep.exe.
  4. If you need to add a right, double-click the right, and then click Add.
  5. In Select Users or Groups, click Administrator, and then click Add.
  6. Click OK twice to add Administrator to the list of users who have that right.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/26/2006
Keywords:kberrmsg kbprb KB270032
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