[Fix] a Fatal Error Occurred While Trying to Sysprep Machine
38[Fix] a Fatal Error Occurred While Trying to Sysprep Machine.
The ‘A fatal error occurred while trying to sysprep the machine’ error often occurs when you have used Sysprep more than three times. Sysprep, also known as System Preparation Tool, is developed by Microsoft that you can use to install Windows onto other hardware. This tool was mainly designed for system administrators, OEM manufacturers etc. which you can use to install Windows on multiple computers.
When a user is running Windows on a Virtual Machine, there are various types of errors that can occur. The operating system understands the difference in booting up on a standalone computer or a Virtual Machine. Hence, some specific drivers and system capabilities are used while emulating Windows operating system on a software. During this phase, sometimes System Preparation may throw up the following error:
A fatal error occurred while trying to sysprep the machine
This issue occurs because of a race condition. This race condition occurs when the Sysprep command tries to stop the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) service and the VMware tool tries to start the MSDTC service.
Once you have gone through the initial steps of installation, you can run Sysprep tool to clone the computer and install Windows on the rest of the systems. Not many people know about this, but there is a limit to how many times you can run it on a single Windows image. Nonetheless, the fix is quite straightforward and you will be able to use it again once you have implemented the fix.
The System Preparation tool is an essential part of the Windows OS and helps in duplicating, testing, and delivering new installations. However, while running the System Preparation Tool, you may encounter a fatal error occurred while trying to sysprep the machine error.
This error occurs if the Windows Software Licensing Rearm program has run more than three-time in a single Windows image.
If you are also troubled by this error, here are a couple of troubleshooting tips to help you resolve it in Windows 10.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 operating systems.Works for all major computer manufactures (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung).