Fix for Task Sequence / Sysprep hanging in BDD/MDT when doing a build and capture of Windows XP/2003

Since the BDD 2007 timeframe there has been an issue in BDD/MDT when doing a build and capture of Windows XP/2003. Sometimes the Task Sequence / Sysprep just hangs, until you move the mouse. Here is the fix.

Note: This only happens when building reference images of Windows XP or Windows Server 2003.

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Overview:
The solution to the problem is to run an AutoIT script that automatically moves the mouse every now and then. It needs to be run as an exe, but I provide the AutoIT source code so you can see what the files does. Just call the .exe file before the Sysprep action in the task sequence.

/ Johan

Note: The script originally came from the Deployment Fundamentals – Volume 3 book (written by me, Chris Nackers and Mikael Nyström).

See: http://www.deploymentfundamentals.com