Using sysprep without removing drivers:

How to use sysprep without removing drivers:

Configure your answer file to persist the drivers by specifying the PersistAllDeviceInstalls setting in the Microsoft-Windows-PnPSysprep.

 
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Another way would be to configure the registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\Sysprep\Settings\sppnp set PersistAllDeviceInstalls to 1.

How to install Windows XP from nework

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