MDT Deployment for Windows 8 (Sysprep failes with generalization setting)

Question

Here's my issue...
I'm trying to capture and redeploy Windows 8.  In of itself, the capturing and deploying works well.  Except for one thing, I can't default the desktop nor can I default the Start Tiles for the start tiles.  Upon a visit with Microsoft and
confirmation of a few colleagues, I tried the tutorial listed here, http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134269, using method 1 the copyprofile.
I have this set up for the unattended on the MDT deployment, but my problem is the issue that I'm running into which is the failure in sysprep running the /generalize tag.  Whether I use OOBE or Audit results in the same thing.  I have built a
couple of fresh images as well and sysprep keeps failing.  I've attached the error log below.  So far research has come up with nada, so I can't even getting started on troubleshooting the error. 
Here's the error log below.
2012-10-03 14:36:09, Error                 SYSPRP Package Microsoft.VCLibs.110.00_11.0.50727.1_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe was installed for a user, but not provisioned for all users.
This package will not function properly in the sysprep image.
2012-10-03 14:36:09, Error                 SYSPRP Failed to remove apps for the current user: 0x80073cf2.
2012-10-03 14:36:09, Error                 SYSPRP Exit code of RemoveAllApps thread was 0x3cf2.
2012-10-03 14:36:09, Error      [0x0f0082] SYSPRP ActionPlatform::LaunchModule: Failure occurred while executing 'SysprepGeneralize' from C:\Windows\System32\AppxSysprep.dll; dwRet = 0x3cf2
2012-10-03 14:36:09, Error                 SYSPRP ActionPlatform::ExecuteAction: Error in executing action; dwRet = 0x3cf2
2012-10-03 14:36:09, Error                 SYSPRP ActionPlatform::ExecuteActionList: Error in execute actions; dwRet = 0x3cf2
2012-10-03 14:36:09, Error                 SYSPRP SysprepSession::Execute: Error in executing actions from C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\ActionFiles\Generalize.xml; dwRet = 0x3cf2
2012-10-03 14:36:09, Error                 SYSPRP RunPlatformActions:Failed while executing SysprepSession actions; dwRet = 0x3cf2
2012-10-03 14:36:09, Error      [0x0f0070] SYSPRP RunExternalDlls:An error occurred while running registry sysprep DLLs, halting sysprep execution. dwRet = 0x3cf2
2012-10-03 14:36:09, Error      [0x0f00a8] SYSPRP WinMain:Hit failure while processing sysprep generalize internal providers; hr = 0x80073cf2

Answer 1

Did you ever figure out how to make this work?
I have the same problem with my Win8 64 image -- as soon as I installed the 11 Microsoft Metro app updates from "Store", I can no longer sysprep my image without getting the same "fatal error" (with the exact same log -- except for a different "Package"
listed):
2012-10-10 15:58:47, Error                 SYSPRP Package Microsoft.WinJS.1.0_1.0.9200.20512_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe
was installed for a user, but not provisioned for all users. This package will not function properly in the sysprep image.
2012-10-10 15:58:47, Error                 SYSPRP Failed to remove apps for the
current user: 0x80073cf2.
2012-10-10 15:58:47, Error                 SYSPRP Exit code of RemoveAllApps thread
was 0x3cf2.
2012-10-10 15:58:47, Error      [0x0f0082] SYSPRP ActionPlatform::LaunchModule: Failure occurred while executing
'SysprepGeneralize' from C:\Windows\System32\AppxSysprep.dll; dwRet = 0x3cf2
2012-10-10 15:58:47, Error                 SYSPRP ActionPlatform::ExecuteAction:
Error in executing action; dwRet = 0x3cf2
2012-10-10 15:58:47, Error                 SYSPRP ActionPlatform::ExecuteActionList:
Error in execute actions; dwRet = 0x3cf2
2012-10-10 15:58:47, Error                 SYSPRP SysprepSession::Execute: Error
in executing actions from C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\ActionFiles\Generalize.xml; dwRet = 0x3cf2
2012-10-10 15:58:47, Error                 SYSPRP RunPlatformActions:Failed while
executing SysprepSession actions; dwRet = 0x3cf2
2012-10-10 15:58:47, Error      [0x0f0070] SYSPRP RunExternalDlls:An error occurred while running registry
sysprep DLLs, halting sysprep execution. dwRet = 0x3cf2
2012-10-10 15:58:47, Error      [0x0f00a8] SYSPRP WinMain:Hit failure while processing sysprep generalize
internal providers; hr = 0x80073cf2
The app updates are *coming from Microsoft* -- so why would I need to provision them (according to that article?)  
This seems like a bug...
(The workaround, of course, is to just not update Metro apps on my main image, but that seems rather silly to not be
allowed to do that...)