Issue restoring pre-sysprep image

Hello,
I'm having a bit on an issue with creating a pre-sysprepped base image with Windows 8.1. I've created my base installation, made all the changes and upload an image before I run the sysprep. Now when I restore this image after sysprepping to get back to all the changes I've made and edit it some more it boots into Windows fine but always creates a "dump"-user (Administrator.MACHINENAME) and not using the original Administrator account.
Very irritating as I have to go back to my first install and re-do all my changes everytime I need to do a sysprep.
Anyone know a way out of this?

pastokes wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I'm having a bit on an issue with creating a pre-sysprepped base image
> with Windows 8.1. I've created my base installation, made all the
> changes and upload an image before I run the sysprep. Now when I
> restore this image after sysprepping to get back to all the changes
> I've made and edit it some more it boots into Windows fine but always
> creates a "dump"-user (Administrator.MACHINENAME) and not using the
> original Administrator account.
> Very irritating as I have to go back to my first install and re-do all
> my changes everytime I need to do a sysprep.
> Anyone know a way out of this?
Do you run the machine on a VM? Do you run windows in audit mode?
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GO
RESTORE LOG [MyDatabase] FROM DISK =
N'D:\MyDatabase\MyDatabase_backup_2014_01_24_071501_9715589.trn'
WITH FILE = 1, NORECOVERY, NOUNLOAD, STATS = 10
GO
Msg 4305, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
The log in this backup set begins at LSN 250149000000101500001, which is too recent to apply to the database. An earlier log backup that includes LSN 249926000000024700001 can be restored.
Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
RESTORE LOG is terminating abnormally.
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2014-01-25 07:31:08.81 spid55      The database 'MyDatabase' is marked RESTORING and is in a state that does not allow recovery to be run.
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{'D:\MyDatabase\FULL_(local)_MyDatabase_20140123_190400.bak'}). Informational message. No user action required.
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