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Free Microsoft utility to manage .wim images.

Imagex is a utility that helps manage .wim image files. This is part of the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK). Full description can be found here. With the release of Windows 8, imagex has been deprecated in favor of DISM.

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How can I install Windows 8 on my HDD without the use of a USB or DVD?

I decided to install Windows 8 on my home machine this weekend. I've already downloaded the Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation iso, however we just got done moving and somewhere in the chaos I've misplaced all my USB drives along with my DVD drive. On…
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How to rebuild a Windows Image (WIM) using ImageX tool?

I've previouslly mounted a WIM image using DISM where I've removed some packages and then I've unmounted it commiting changes, and now I would like to rebuild the WIM file to save filesize and compression ratio. I'm trying to follow the…
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DISM Error 2 with custom Windows 7

I am trying to add storage drivers to a company customized version of Windows 7. I am able to mount this image using imagex, but when I try to put the drivers in using DISM, i get the following error: Error: 2 Unable to access the image. Make…
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Add recovery partition to advance boot menu options

I want to add a WinPE automated recovery partition to a computer, can this boot option be added to "Advanced boot options"? (Like where Safe mode options are).
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What does advantages of WIM image that file based vs. ISO or another sector based images in Administrator

answers of this question is very important to administrators to choose between Microsoft solution or other 3rd Party Tools. WIM solution is file based and others are sector by sector images like Acronis or other backup and clone tools like Norton…
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Can I use Microsoft IMAGEX.exe to save a image from entire disk?

I'm using Microsoft Imagex.exe to save and recovery Windows images(.wim files). However, I'm using it only to save my C:\ partition, using the following command: imagex /capture image_path image_file "name" {"description"} {/boot | /check |…
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Upgrade Windows installation from command line [DISM/ImageX]

One of the most amazing things I learnt on this site is how to install Windows without using the setup, from the command line. Now I want to upgrade an Windows 10 build 10240 installation (on an offline partition) to Windows 10 version 1511, build…
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How to create a Windows 7 wim image with ImageX

I'm following the book MCTS Microsoft Windows 7 Configuration Study Guide: Exam 70-680, Study Guide, 2nd Edition to create a Windows image file from a Windows 7 installation. I've already used sysprep.exe to generalize the image. I've created a…
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BOOTMGR is missing. How to replace Windows 7 embedded boot files after applying image in WinPE

I have just applied an image of a Windows 7 Embedded system to a HDD using Imagex inside WinPE. I captured the image of the system on the same board and the same drive and cleaned the drive before applying the image so it's the same system I am…
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Imaging a Windows 7 system to run with a specific account

I am using the Microsoft imaging and sysprep tools to create an image which shall run, after copying to a disk, with a specific user. Call it userx. This user shall be configured with customisations in the registry. For example one customisation is…
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Installing windows 8 over c drive(removing xp)

I tried to install windows 8 from an iso mounted at g drive but my old windows XP install is on c drive - the first partition . I intend to replace the os xp. where should i place the imagex.exe? I can't place it on c drive as it would get erased…
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Device imaging process Won't work first time

I'm having an issue regarding a disk imaging process. To get the machine into it's initial state, I first run a simple DISKPART CLEAN, and then restart the machine. I then boot the machine into a Win-PE image, and make 3 partitions. One of which…
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System Reserved Partition has Drive Letter After Applying a WIM Image with ImageX

I have installed Windows Vista on a computer using ImageX from WinPE. I followed the instructions here for partitioning the hard drive, creating a 300 MB system partition and using the rest of the drive for a Windows partition. The install has…
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Can WIM Images be used to perform an upgrade install?

As far as I can tell WinPE can only be used to perform a clean install using a WIM image. However, I can't seem to find any definite information that says I can't perform a upgrade installation. Can anyone confirm or deny this? Also, if it is not…
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What's the meaning of the `an entire hard disk drive`?

When I read the definition of ImageX: ImageX is a command-line tool that allows an administrator to capture an image of an entire hard disk drive and its files and folders in a single Windows Imaging Format (WIM) file. I can understand the its…
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