WIM XML description editing

[FarCry3r]

Hi and sorry if I posted in wrong section. I was wondering if there's any way I can programmatically edit description file for .WIM files?

Thanks

[FarCry3r]

come on guys? no one know?

[amit_talkin]

imagex /info yourimage.wim 1 "image name" "description"

[FarCry3r]

No it didn't work:

Available Image Choices:

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<WIM>

<TOTALBYTES>560483567</TOTALBYTES>

<IMAGE INDEX="1">

<NAME>Windows Vista Ultimate (RED) Edition</NAME>

<DESCRIPTION>Windows Vista Ultimate (RED) Edition</DESCRIPTION>

<FLAGS>ULTIMATE</FLAGS>

<WINDOWS>

<ARCH>0</ARCH>

<PRODUCTNAME>Microsoft« Windows« Operating System</PRODUCTNAME>

<HAL>acpiapic</HAL>

<PRODUCTTYPE>WinNT</PRODUCTTYPE>

<PRODUCTSUITE>Terminal Server</PRODUCTSUITE>

<LANGUAGES>

<LANGUAGE>en-US</LANGUAGE>

<DEFAULT>en-US</DEFAULT>

</LANGUAGES>

<VERSION>

<MAJOR>6</MAJOR>

<MINOR>0</MINOR>

<BUILD>6001</BUILD>

<SPBUILD>18000</SPBUILD>

</VERSION>

<SYSTEMROOT>WINDOWS</SYSTEMROOT>

</WINDOWS>

<DIRCOUNT>5126</DIRCOUNT>

<FILECOUNT>25594</FILECOUNT>

<TOTALBYTES>2646698143</TOTALBYTES>

<CREATIONTIME>

<HIGHPART>0x01C85BE0</HIGHPART>

<LOWPART>0x7466D77A</LOWPART>

</CREATIONTIME>

<LASTMODIFICATIONTIME>

<HIGHPART>0x01C8BFFA</HIGHPART>

<LOWPART>0x15F0C910</LOWPART>

</LASTMODIFICATIONTIME>

<DISPLAYNAME>Windows Vista Ultimate</DISPLAYNAME>

<DISPLAYDESCRIPTION>Windows Vista Ultimate</DISPLAYDESCRIPTION>

</IMAGE>

</WIM>

the entries marked green can change, but not the entries marked in red, and since I can't edit the red entries, the changes won't display in Edition selection in setup...

[Tripredacus]

Try mounting the WIM with the PE Tools Command Prompt, then look for the XML file. It must be in there someplace. I haven't tried it myself, but then again I don't seem to be using the deployment method you are.

[amit_talkin]

sorry, I had also tried to change displayname and displaydescription few months ago. but couldnt find how to change it. :|

[FarCry3r]

Try mounting the WIM with the PE Tools Command Prompt, then look for the XML file. It must be in there someplace. I haven't tried it myself, but then again I don't seem to be using the deployment method you are.

no the XML file isn't anywhere inside the WIM, it appears that the XML file is appended to the end of the WIM files.

[Xinso]

too difficult to understand.

Edited July 6, 2008 by Xinso

[FarCry3r]

Method 1 - Limited:

is there any other method?

[sp00f]

Yep export all images or just the one you want.

Example :

imagex /export I:\VistaAIO\x86\install.wim 4 I:\VistaAIO\Distribution\SOURCES\install.wim "Windows Vista ULTIMATE (32bit)"

Rename the last part whatever you want.

imagex /export I:\VistaAIO\x86\install.wim 4 I:\VistaAIO\Distribution\SOURCES\install.wim "Windows Vista Ultimate (RED) Edition)"

I use it like this :

imagex /export I:\VistaAIO\x86\install.wim 1 I:\VistaAIO\Distribution\SOURCES\install.wim "Windows Vista BUSINESS (32bit)"
imagex /export I:\VistaAIO\x86\install.wim 2 I:\VistaAIO\Distribution\SOURCES\install.wim "Windows Vista HOMEBASIC (32bit)"
imagex /export I:\VistaAIO\x86\install.wim 3 I:\VistaAIO\Distribution\SOURCES\install.wim "Windows Vista HOMEPREMIUM (32bit)"
imagex /export I:\VistaAIO\x86\install.wim 4 I:\VistaAIO\Distribution\SOURCES\install.wim "Windows Vista ULTIMATE (32bit)"

imagex /export I:\VistaAIO\x64\install.wim 1 I:\VistaAIO\Distribution\SOURCES\install.wim "Windows Vista BUSINESS (64bit)"
imagex /export I:\VistaAIO\x64\install.wim 2 I:\VistaAIO\Distribution\SOURCES\install.wim "Windows Vista HOMEBASIC (64bit)"
imagex /export I:\VistaAIO\x64\install.wim 3 I:\VistaAIO\Distribution\SOURCES\install.wim "Windows Vista HOMEPREMIUM (64bit)"
imagex /export I:\VistaAIO\x64\install.wim 4 I:\VistaAIO\Distribution\SOURCES\install.wim "Windows Vista ULTIMATE (64bit)"

Edited June 9, 2008 by sp00f

[FarCry3r]

Yep export all images or just the one you want.

Example :

imagex /export I:\VistaAIO\x86\install.wim 4 I:\VistaAIO\Distribution\SOURCES\install.wim "Windows Vista ULTIMATE (32bit)"

Rename the last part whatever you want.

imagex /export I:\VistaAIO\x86\install.wim 4 I:\VistaAIO\Distribution\SOURCES\install.wim "Windows Vista Ultimate (RED) Edition)"

I use it like this :

imagex /export I:\VistaAIO\x86\install.wim 1 I:\VistaAIO\Distribution\SOURCES\install.wim "Windows Vista BUSINESS (32bit)"
imagex /export I:\VistaAIO\x86\install.wim 2 I:\VistaAIO\Distribution\SOURCES\install.wim "Windows Vista HOMEBASIC (32bit)"
imagex /export I:\VistaAIO\x86\install.wim 3 I:\VistaAIO\Distribution\SOURCES\install.wim "Windows Vista HOMEPREMIUM (32bit)"
imagex /export I:\VistaAIO\x86\install.wim 4 I:\VistaAIO\Distribution\SOURCES\install.wim "Windows Vista ULTIMATE (32bit)"

imagex /export I:\VistaAIO\x64\install.wim 1 I:\VistaAIO\Distribution\SOURCES\install.wim "Windows Vista BUSINESS (64bit)"
imagex /export I:\VistaAIO\x64\install.wim 2 I:\VistaAIO\Distribution\SOURCES\install.wim "Windows Vista HOMEBASIC (64bit)"
imagex /export I:\VistaAIO\x64\install.wim 3 I:\VistaAIO\Distribution\SOURCES\install.wim "Windows Vista HOMEPREMIUM (64bit)"
imagex /export I:\VistaAIO\x64\install.wim 4 I:\VistaAIO\Distribution\SOURCES\install.wim "Windows Vista ULTIMATE (64bit)"

that method, AFAIK, only set NAME and DESCRIPTION value, but not DISPLAYNAME and DISPLAYDESCRIPTION value... correct me if I'm wrong...

[gotenks98]

Just download gimagex, that will allow you to change your description of the wim file. I have tried it and it works like a change.

[sp00f]

@,FarCry3r ,DISPLAYNAME??? errrrrrr

You should read all the post again.

Edited June 11, 2008 by sp00f

[amit_talkin]

He is talking about "Display name" and "Display Description". "Name" and "Description" is not showing when there are many OEM images are there.

even after changing "Name" and "Description" it shown like this

thts the problem! am i right FarCry3r?

Amit

Edited June 11, 2008 by amit_talkin

[sp00f]

Here it looks like this