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Windows Automated Installation Kit is a collection of tools designed to support the installation, configuration, and deployment of Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7. WAIK was replaced by the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) which supports Windows 8 and later.

WAIK stands for Windows Automated Installation Kit and is a collection of tools designed to support in the installation, configuration and deployment of Microsoft Windows Vista and 7. WAIK was replaced by the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) which supports Windows 8 and later.

With the help of the WAIK you can create "answer files" which will be read by the Windows Installation Media which skips then all normal questions during the installation and takes the answers from this file, this helps deploying windows automatically and unattended.

You can also create bootable mediums containing a copy of WindowsPE which gives you the ability to create and restore Windows Installation Images.

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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 do I integrate SP1 and SP2 for Windows Vista?

I would like to integrate SP1 and SP2 in one single Windows Vista DVD setup disc. There is one popular article on TechRepublic on how to "reverse integrate" SP1 and SP2 for Vista. But the article is linking to a Microsoft download page for…
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Automatically Boot CD

With a WinPE CD I always get the prompt "Press any key to boot to CD/DVD". How can I create a CD that automatically boots to CD without the prompt?
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What format/algorithm is the hashed password in Windows 7 answer files?

I created an answer file using Windows System Image Manager (SIM). I stored the password and set it to hidden, resulting in some form of hashed password. Does anyone know what format this takes? I am hoping to be able to generate the password in a…
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Install WAIK installation images over PXE

I setup a PXE Server and use it to serve some tools and live systems over the network (Setup with Debian Wheezy, tftpd-hpa, isc-dhcpd and nfs-kernel-server) and would like to deploy Windows Installations Images (created with WAIK + Autounattend.xml)…
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Customize Windows Vista installation DVD from Windows 8.1

I know that there is a software called vLite that can help me do this, but it requires me to have Vista installed in order to run it. How can I customize an ISO image file of Windows Vista from a Windows 8.1 operating system?
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Windows 7: Moving Program Files location during install using unattend.xml

I am planning on using an unattend.xml to create a Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit setup with Users and ProgramData on a 2nd drive. I have found many samples of how to do this (see below). However I would also like to move Program Files to a 3rd drive as…
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WinPE boot disc containing files outside of ramdisk

I am using WAIK for Windows 7 to create a "restore disc" I have created a WIM image for the computer, and put it on a WinPE disc. However, when the computer boots up, it states that it is too large for the Ramdisk. Is there any way to put files on…
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Where is the unattend file stored after you install Windows?

I have been working with the Windows Automated Installation toolkit and FOG lately, and have made several over the past month or so. Something I've noticed when running sysprep after setting up an image is that the unattend file is processed before…
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Adding a custom page to Windows 8 installation

I am trying to figure out if its possible to add a custom page during an OEM Windows 8 installation that asks the user if he/she wants to enroll in a service. The page will have some information about the service, the EULA of the service and a…
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Is it possible to have the technician and the reference computer on the same computer; windows7 with WAIK?

Can you have both the technician and the reference computer on the same computer; windows7 with WAIK? You take an image an put it under c:\Images for example. So you both capture from the same and put the image in the same computer?
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Windows System Image Manager can't validate my answer

Problem When I do my modifications and I apply to "validate answer" I get a lot of errors In the picture you can see the WSIM version I'm using (6.2.9200), ...The errors in the picture are saying this more or less : "The configuration was not…
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Create Windows 7 Intallation DVD from Existing installation

Is it possible to create a windows installation DVD from an existing Windows Installation? I just wanted a software like Remastersys On Ubuntu. Even if the other softwares are not saved, its OK. Is it Possible with WAIK?
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Formatting destination HDD with an unattend.xml file from WDS

When deploying a Windows 7 image using WDS, everything is as I'd like it to be apart from having to choose the drive and format it. If I forget to do this it installs over the existing partition. I know there is a setting to wipe the HDD to be…
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'Chroot' mounted wim file (windows)

Is there a way to open a sort of chroot like shell window that limits itself to a mounted Windows 10 installation? (mounted with dism from install.wim) I thought since it's possible to load the registry hives from the mounted installation. Would it…
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