SSID and Sysprep

I have taken image of master machine which contains all necessary application like Adobe Reader,MS Office ..etc. I use windows Backup utility to capture image and restore by booting from "Recovery Disk" and selecting "Restore from a Image".
I never done sysprep before capturing image ..If i restore this image would it cause SSID duplication issue, if so can I use sysprep - genralize - reboot and then capture image using windows backup utlility.
If I see same SSID on imaged system, Is there any way to regenerate new SSID ( as per Mark Russinovich blog newSSID tool no more available for download ) , Is there any other tool ? If I perform sysprep on imaged system ,would it generate new SSID ?
Or
can I take a image using "Windows Backup Utility" after sysprep ...to get Windows Backup Utility i need login ,would it again make duplicate SSID ???
Or
Install all necessary software and sysprep - shutdown and then boot from Windows AIK CD - capture image using image X tool. And restore image using following command imagex /apply f:\mybackup.wim 1 c: /check /verify
What would be the recommended option to capture
and restore an image ( I don't want
use WDS as I have only few systems )
Shakkeer

I think I got answer , http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc721940(v=ws.10).aspx
Common Sysprep Scenarios
Sysprep is commonly used in the following scenarios:
Creating a Build-to-Plan (BTP) Windows Image
In the build-to-plan (BTP) scenario, you create a single Windows reference image to install computers that use the same hardware configuration. You customize the single Windows reference installation
by installing Windows and then adding additional drivers and applications. You then capture the Windows image and use it to install your computers. No additional modifications are made to this image.
This scenario comprises the following stages:
You install Windows on a reference computer.
After the installation is complete, you boot the computer and install any additional device drivers or applications.
After you update the Windows installation, you run the sysprep /oobe /generalize command. The /generalize option instructs Sysprep to remove system-specific data from the Windows installation. System-specific
information includes event logs, unique security IDs (SIDs), and other unique information. After the unique system information is removed, the computer shuts down. The /oobe option instructs the Windows installation to run Windows
Welcome the next time the computer boots.
After the computer shuts down, you can boot to Windows PE or another operating system on the computer.
You then capture the Windows installation with ImageX, by creating a reference image with which to install computers with the same hardware configuration.
Creating a Build-to-Order (BTO) Windows Image
In the build-to-order (BTO) scenario, you start with a Windows reference image. After installing this reference image, you make additional updates to the Windows installations that are unique
for the computer that you are installing. In general, these are customer-requested applications or updates. By booting to Audit mode, you can install additional devices and applications specific to that computer.
Shakkeer

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