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When working with Windows you will find that there is a SID on a machine that are set after initialization. Each machine needs to have a unique SID or it will behave as you observed.
This Knowledge Center Article explains how to use SysPrep to get a reusable AMI.
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Thanks for your reply. I followed the instructions. When trying to use the password made by the .pem it no longer works with the original instance RDP. I am now locked out of my original RDP.
Also, the new RDP is nothing like the orginal after the SysPrep. Has empty files throughout. Were there any check boxes left unchecked? The first box was unchecked. The password was at random. Seemed straight forward, but the copy is nothing like the original which I can no longer even access to even try this again.
Why is my original instance, that was working just fine prior to this now say that there is an "internal server error" and is no longer working and cannot access anymore. Whole business just got shutdown.
If you have up a second server with the same Sid your original can also go down