Time Machine could not be configured. The built-in network interface could

Time Machine could not be configured. The built-in network interface could not be found.
This is driving me crazy just suddenly happened, any ideas?, have tried the network interface.plist thing without success.

iblastoff wrote:
glad im not the only one with this issue...
i've been able to do one single time machine back up. tried to backup today and i am getting the "time machine could not be configured. the built-in network interface blah blah blah" crap.
Besides this "me, too" complaint with no information, what have you done about it?
Have you tried this: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3275#5
What is your backup destination?
What sort of Mac do you have (please update your profile)?

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Trying to install a new time capsule. I get access to the time capsule via Finder and I am able to surf the web. When trying to chose backup disk, it allows me to chose the Time Capsule from the list and type my password. I then get the following error message:Time Machine could not be configured. The built-in network interface could not be found.
What now?

iblastoff wrote:
glad im not the only one with this issue...
i've been able to do one single time machine back up. tried to backup today and i am getting the "time machine could not be configured. the built-in network interface blah blah blah" crap.
Besides this "me, too" complaint with no information, what have you done about it?
Have you tried this: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3275#5
What is your backup destination?
What sort of Mac do you have (please update your profile)?

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A quick google found only fixes for hackintoshes adding .kext's which I'm not going to try. Any suggestions.

Never mind, the fix is,
1. from the finder menu GO to /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration
2. copy the file NetworkInterfaces.plist to your deskop as a backup
3. Delete the file NetworkInterfaces.plist in /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration. You will need to authenticate as an administrative user.
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Not sure what happened, but I keep getting the error:
Windows could not finish configuring the system. To attempt to resume configuration, restart the computer.
I tried to boot in safe mode and it gave me the same error.
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Having encountered a myriad of sysprep problems over the past 6 weeks in preparing 10 Windows 7 images, here are my thoughts on the “Windows could not finish configuring the system issue”.
This forum has been the best resource i have seen on the problem. Despite the lack of any input from Microsoft, or even acknowledgement of the problem which has been around since Vista was released.
I don’t have any definitive answer for anybody, only what did or did not work for me. Hope it might help someone.
First of all my platform is Windows 7 Professional 32 bit.
I found the error occurs if you include copyprofile TRUE in the answer file, Microsofts only supported method for the default profile, which doesn’t work.
I also got the error on the last image made which had all the same applications as on other images made without any problem.
After wasting more time trying to work out the cause, and removing installed apps, I went back and made the image again, taking multiple Ghost backups at various stages.
I left network printer drivers off the image, and there were no issues.
However all the previous images had the printer drivers with no problems. I then added the printer drivers, syspreped again, and no problems.
I don't have Kaspersky, Alchohol 120% or Crystal Reports, Citrix XEN App installed on any of my images.
For me the Windows Media Player Network service is also not the issue. It has always been stopped when i checked it. It is Manual startup.
Domain or Workgroup membership doesn’t make any difference.
I never used any 3<sup>rd</sup> party tools to format the drive - created partitions using the installation DVD. Partition 1 100MB windows created, Partition 2 C: Partition 3 D:
It cannot be attributed to the imaging software as the sysprepped machine fails upon restarting.
So it seems completely random to me. The only consistent thread is once you have this problem you have to go back to square 1 and start again.
For what it’s worth to anyone, this was my application install process 2<sup>nd</sup> time around to try and identify the cause;
Adobe CS3
Backup with Ghost
Sysprep – OK
Restore ghost image
Adobe CS3 updates
Flash player
Flash plugin for IE
Shockwave player
Adobe Reader 9.2 and updates
Office 07 Enterprise
Office SP2
Microsoft update
All available windows and office updates but not hardware specific or driver updates
Move Maker 2.6
Silverlight
Photostory 3
Backup again
Sysprep – OK
Restore last backup
Clickview player (inc dotnetfx3.5)
Joined domain
Google Earth 5
Java 6 update 17
Paper Cut client
Backup
Sysprep OK
Restore last backup
Any video converter
Audacity 2.6
Div X
XP codec pack
VLC media player
Ultra VNC 1.0.8
Backup
Sysprep – OK
Restore
Super copier
Sophos Antivirus
Backup
Sysprep ok
Restore
Printer drivers HP, Fuji Xerox, Toshiba
Backup
Sysprep OK
So I was thankfully unable to recreate the issue the second time. The only difference was Microsoft update was NOT installed on the first image which had the problem, and consequently no Office updates were installed.
It would be nice if any of this made any sense!

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now this is where the problem begins....... after it restarts during the "Setup is starting Services" screen it gives me a message box error saying "Windows could not finish configuring the system. To attempt resume configuration, restart the computer" and once I press ok it jsut restarts and gives the same error again.
This does not happen when i dont select the generalize option in sysprep.
Anyone who had the same issues?

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5.) Open a Command Prompt on the Windows 7 computer.
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