GUID of Pre-Staged Computer Appears Different Than as Typed

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

SUMMARY

When you pre-stage a computer to Active Directory using the Active Directory Users and Computers Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in and you select the "This is a managed computer" option, you must type the computer's globally unique identifier (GUID).

A pre-staged system with a GUID entered in this way refers to the clients that will be using the Remote Install service (RIS) to install Windows 2000. Pre-staging ensures that only clients that have been pre-staged by the administrative staff can use this service.

When you view the GUID of the pre-staged computer, the GUID may be different from the GUID you entered.

For example, assume that you type the follow GUID:

12345678901234567890123456789012

{78563412-1290-5634-7890-123456789012}

MORE INFORMATION

The GUID appears different because the first 16 bits are reversed from the order in which they were typed. This matches the representation of the GUID sent when a client boots sends its GUID to the server, and it matches the format in which the GUID is displayed when you view a client's properties.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo