Does vLite use ImageX to create installer?

[alsoknownas]

Hi Dino et al.,

Just wondering, as I'm new to vLite, what it uses to build the stripped installer? Is it using ImageX?

If so, what do you make of KB935467, saying ImageX shouldn't be used to build backup Vista images?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935467

Also, as a newb, could you possibly sticky a few more posts -- ones that do a good job of describing what exactly vLite is doing behind the scenes? I don't want to pester everyone to rehash this kind of stuff.

By the way, this is an ACE piece of software! Thanks a million! Glad there's such a good support base for your work.

Best wishes,

a.k.a.

[Arneh]

vLite does not build a stripped installer. All it does is mount the wim, remove components, update registry hives and that's pretty much it as far as I know and uses pkgmgr whenever a new driver/hotfix is to be inserted. The KB article you pointed to has nothing to do with not using ImageX to capture a Vista OS image for deployment. In fact, it says that that's what ImageX should be used for. All that article is saying is that ImageX should not be used as a general backup tool.

Edited January 13, 2008 by Arneh

[alsoknownas]

Arneh,

Ok, thanks! I see that now: It's the difference between using ImageX for an installation image and for an OS image. Where ImageX drops the metadata and becomes problematic is the latter case, when used as a backup tool.

Aviv00, GimageX is ImageX, just with a friendly graphical user interface. So yes, it means ImageX shouldn't be your backup software of choice -- it's used for clean (re)installs of Vista at best.

a.k.a.