Could you clarify a bit more, please? I'm always using latest releases of the software whenever I can.
By the way, I'm currently following a variation from my og method:
On WinNTSetup, specifying a temporal media for the Boot Drive, instead the one from the local disk or inside the same VHD.
Boot the 1st & 2nd time from that media (iex USB stick) just for the specialize and generalize passes.
Swap the drive with the one with Ventoy installed on it (which loads the VHD).
The reasons for using Ventoy is that allows me booting different image formats easily, and supports virtual disks.
There are some more requirements for my specific case, but I prefer not to discuss them all in this thread...