i just have installed P2V 3 and i can't use it because it asks me for sysprep files; so i downloaded cab file from microsoft and extrated it to my VMWare server hard disk.
You should put the files on the server where the the converter resides and specify the location of the sysprep files in "step 3 customization"->"computer info"->"Location of sysprep files"
use the sysprep files from :\SUPPORT\TOOLS\DEPLOY.CAB to a local destination (make sure you use the CD containing the same OS as the server you want to sysprep)
I'm also having this issue. I've extracted the files from DEPLOY.CAB on the Windows 2000 CD to the local hard drive of the XP machine running VM Converter.
Interesting, tried doing the customize and get the same error message "file is missing" am using the download from the URL. Is there a resolution to this issue?
I've just had this problem occur with an XP SP1 machine, and managed to get around it by using the deployment tools specifically for XP SP1
On looking at Microsoft, the OS has different versions of the deployment tools for the various SP levels, and they aren't necessarily backwards compatible.
