Windows 7 and WSUS

[piglovesrat15]

I have a question about Windows 7 in WSUS. The imaging process I have done is: install Windows 7 Pro 64-bit, install third party software (Adobe, AV, etc), add the computer to the domain and in WSUS to get Windows and Office updates. Once AV defs and Windows are up to date in WSUS, run sysprep w/ OOBE and shutdown and capture the image using WinPE 3. I then go back to WSUS and delete that test computer name. So the question is, do I have to clear the keys in the Registry? I found something like this on the web:

net stop wuauserv

REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate" /v AccountDomainSid /f

REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate" /v PingID /f

REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate" /v SusClientId /f

net start wuauserv

wuauclt /resetauthorization /detectnow

Or it's not neccessary for Windows 7?

Thanks.

[Tripredacus]

What version of WSUS are you using and what is the OS of the server hosting it?

[piglovesrat15]

WSUS is 3.2 and running on Windows Server 2003. I have been reading a lot of posts and they say if Sysprep is run before capturing the image then there is NO need.

[Tripredacus]

Well on Windows 7 you have to sysprep before capturing the image. I haven't used WSUS during deployment at all and I haven't heard of it being used that way before.