Sysprep Windows 2008 in VMware

Today, I ran into an interesting problem using VirtualCenter’s Clone to New Machine which integrates sysprep functionality.

Apparently, Guest Customization of Windows 2008 is not supported at this time (5/8/2008). Luckily, I found excellent solutions on the VMTN Forums.
https://communities.vmware.com/message/934733#934733

If you switch the template’s OS specification to VISTA, you are able to proceed with your clone.

This change to the version allows the Customization Wizard to continue.