How to Change Windows 2008 R2's SID

Problem

Active Directory doesn't allow machine with duplicated SID join. For image-deployed Windows, it has to change its SID. Since Sysinternals retired NewSID, it cannot work any more. It always causes blue death if you try to use it. Windows Sysprep works.

Solution

The following are steps how to change Windows 2008 R2's SID by Sysprep

Step 1)

Click to Start->Run, type sysprep and press OK.

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