nice_guy75 Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 (edited) Hi guys,I found this on some forum, but when I tried it, the method is not working for me. I think after creating install.wim I need to create boot.wim as well. If some learned person can help me in doing this so that I can create an insallation DVD from my customized installed Windows 7?????????????????If I need to create boot.wim as well then please guide me in this method.How many times have you done a fresh install of Windows 7, and wish it came all prepared with your favorite software, already installed, and already activated ?It is possible.These instructions are for x86 (32-Bit) Windows Install.Tools you will need :A Spare Hard Drive at least 20 gigs in size.The Windows 7 Auto Install Kit (AIK) ( Not the Beta, IT WILL NOT WORK)A Genuine Windows 7 RTM KeyA Windows 7 RTM x86 ISOUltraIsoInstall x86 Ultimate to your Hard driveWhen install is finished and at your desktop:1. Activate Windows using your Product key2. Install all your favorite Software - Activate it, and update it.WARNINGDont over do it ( like i did ), the image must remain under 4.5 gig, unless you burn to a dual layer. 3. Change Desktop background, Folder Settings, Display Options, Mouse pointer Speed etc.4. Reboot to make sure windows update got installed properly.5. Open Administrative cmd, and run System File check to make sure your system files are all oksfc /scannow6. Reboot back into your main Windows Installation.7. Open administrative cmd prompt, and entered the following commands :You NEED the Final Windows 7 AIK - The Beta DOES NOT WORKcd\cd\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\x86imagex /compress maximum /flags "Ultimate" /capture x: y:\install.wim "Windows 7 Ultimate"WHERE:X is the drive you just installed all your software to.Y is where you will save your install.wim file, this generally would be c:\"Windows 7 Ultimate" is a label for the build8. Open UltraISO.Open your Windows 7 Ultimate x86 iso.Navigate to the sources folder and delete the install.wimDrag your new install.wim into the sources folder.Save the ISO.You Now have a Windows Install dvd, packed with all your favorite software, all your personalised settings, and its activated.Burn your image to dvd. Edited January 3, 2010 by nice_guy75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 To create a boot.wim PE image, consider looking up how to create one on Technet. As to the image itself, it's only valid for the exact machine and hardware it was activated on, and you won't be able to take it anywhere else and use it, just fyi. Also, if you have a running system you want to back up, just use Windows backup (it has a PC backup option) - you can restore this using the regular Win7 install media later if you need to (you can only backup to a network in Professional and up, but you can backup/restore ANY version of 7 to a non-network location with any version). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nice_guy75 Posted January 4, 2010 Author Share Posted January 4, 2010 Yes brother I wish to use this only on my system but I wish to make a installation DVD not a backup, I hope I am using the right terms and making myself clear to you.Acually I wish to make a customized windows 7 for my laptop so that if I wish to format my C drive in the future I don't have change each and everything after installing my OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 In that case, consider this project:http://www.msfn.org/board/imagex-hta-win-p...64-t138048.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJinje Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 (edited) I think after creating install.wim I need to create boot.wim as well.LOL, you know what they say about thinking. (DON'T) Re-read / follow the instructions a little closer, they look correct to me. Do not add any extra steps and you should be fine. Boot.wim is already present in your RTM DVD.DVD\Sources\Boot.wimThese instructions are for x86 (32-Bit) Windows Install.Tools you will need :A Spare Hard Drive at least 20 gigs in size.The Windows 7 Auto Install Kit (AIK) ( Not the Beta, IT WILL NOT WORK)A Genuine Windows 7 RTM KeyA Windows 7 RTM x86 ISO It's in here.UltraIsoAlternatively you can extract your entire DVD to your HDD, and simply copy/replace your captured install.wim with the original in the sources folder.Copy/Extract your Windows 7 Ultimate x86 iso to your HDD.Navigate to the sources folder and delete the install.wimDrag your new install.wim into the sources folder.Make and Burn ISO with vLite, using the create ISO tab.Or use whatever ISO creation software you prefer, many can do the trick. I only mention vLite because most readers already have a copy.EDIT: When talking about GUI based ISO editors, there are rumors that only PowerISO can properly edit the Windows.ISO format. Other software's mess up ISO when editing. Can anyone confirm ? Edited January 4, 2010 by MrJinje Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Possible, but why not just use oscdimg to create the ISO? vLite might work, but it isn't necessarily the best option if you just want to extract the ISO, make a change, and re-ISO the source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 cd\cd\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\x86imagex /compress maximum /flags "Ultimate" /capture x: y:\install.wim "Windows 7 Ultimate"I try to use this methode, but I have Seven Home Premium. Can you tel me please the good command line please.Because after created the install-wim and created a new DVD, I booted on the DVD but when I must chose the OS and the partition it toldme thant it can't find the OS or the image.Help me please !After I try to use gimagex : And it was the same !Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nice_guy75 Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 cd\cd\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\x86imagex /compress maximum /flags "Ultimate" /capture x: y:\install.wim "Windows 7 Ultimate"I try to use this methode, but I have Seven Home Premium. Can you tel me please the good command line please.Because after created the install-wim and created a new DVD, I booted on the DVD but when I must chose the OS and the partition it toldme thant it can't find the OS or the image.Help me please !After I try to use gimagex : And it was the same !ThanksI also got the same problem then some learned person told me to create a catalog file as well with the help of windows system image manager. But remember to sysprep your installed OS before capturing the image. I couldn't tried this so please try it and let me know the results. I did try to sysprep but I am getting error message "fatal error occurred while trying to sysprep the machine".Though when I tried to boot my laptop my user accounts are deleted means it got syspreped not sure completely or partially.You give it a try and let us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Ok now is better.I created a catalogue with windows system image manager. And it's works, but now I have just a little problem.After the install I have this 2 folders :$Windows...Do you know how to delete it automaticely ?Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nice_guy75 Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 (edited) Ok now is better.I created a catalogue with windows system image manager. And it's works, but now I have just a little problem.After the install I have this 2 folders :$Windows...Do you know how to delete it automaticely ?ThanksCongrats brother, but its not working for me. My install.wim is not opening in WSIM. Did you sysprep your machine and did your sysprep went smoothly?????????????Anyways to delete those folders you can add a cmd file with "del /s" or "del tree" command and put its shortcut in the startup folder, so with the first boot it will delete both the folders. Edited January 18, 2010 by nice_guy75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Ok I try to explain, but my english is not very good.1: I work on a computer with seven. I did an image disk with Acronis True Image because I test my new Seven DVD with reel install not with virtual machine.2: I install waik for Seven. it's important, for Seven. I copy the folder of waik in an other partition. And I put inside waik/tools/x86 the program gimagex .(Because I am in 32bits, but if you are in 64 bits go in waik/tool/ia64)3: Then I install Windows Seven on my c: partition. I tweak it and configure the basic thing. But don't move the documents folder, it's better.4: Now, I start my computer on a Bart PE CD-Rom or a Windows Live DVD.5: I go on the partition with waik in the folder waik/tools/x86 (Because I am in 32bits, but if you are in 64 bits go in waik/tool/ia64).6: And I start gimagex in capture mode :Chose the right version of your Seven. Wait the end 15-30 min.7: Now I reinstall my ghost image that I did in step 1 with my normal configuration.8: I creat a folder on a partition and I copy the original DVD of Seven, inside.9: Then I copy the new install.wim in the folder "\source" of the original dvd and replace the original install.wim10: Then start in waik the windows system image manager :11: Go in menu "File" and chose "Select Windows image" and select your install.wim that you put in the folder, step 8-912: Windows system image manager ask to creat catalog, say yes and wait the end13: when it has finish close windows system image manager 14: Create your new iso of Seven with Vlite or 7Customizer15: Burn16: Finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJinje Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 I also got the same problem then some learned person told me to create a catalog file as well with the help of windows system image manager. But remember to sysprep your installed OS before capturing the image. I couldn't tried this so please try it and let me know the results. I did try to sysprep but I am getting error message "fatal error occurred while trying to sysprep the machine".Though when I tried to boot my laptop my user accounts are deleted means it got syspreped not sure completely or partially.It sounds like something is up with your sysprep or your laptop OS, either way, it may be quicker/easier to install a fresh image in a VM and see if that will sysprep properly. If the VM fails too, my first question would be whether or not you vLited your DVD (or any other method to remove components). Otherwise if it works, just install your apps, configure your settings, and sysprep the VM. The captured image should work just fine on real machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nice_guy75 Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 It sounds like something is up with your sysprep or your laptop OS, either way, it may be quicker/easier to install a fresh image in a VM and see if that will sysprep properly. If the VM fails too, my first question would be whether or not you vLited your DVD (or any other method to remove components). Otherwise if it works, just install your apps, configure your settings, and sysprep the VM. The captured image should work just fine on real machines.Tried on other OS as well but not working even just after installation. Anyways will try on some other OS as well.Hey coolCan you please tell me which version of Acronis True image have you used???????? I tried once but it is clonning the enitre hard drive not a Partition. How did you do it if you can provide some screenshots as well that would be great.Secondly, I am little confused as well, You have installed installed Windows 7 in step 3 in the same drive whose image you have made with True image in step 1, means you have formated your C drive in the step 3 to install your windows 7 and then customize it. After customization you have used Bart PE CD ROM and then capture the image using gimagex right???????Can you please give the link of Bart PE CD ROM as i don't have any live CD or DVD??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallace1 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Hi nice guy75,Why don't you create and use WinPE CD ? You can customize it by including the GimageX tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nice_guy75 Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 Hi nice guy75,Why don't you create and use WinPE CD ? You can customize it by including the GimageX tool.I have tried with WinPE bootable pen drive, I have also captured the install.wim but when I see the install.wim it's is ZERO BYTES and guess what it took almost one hour to capture that image an what I get in the end an install.wim with a size of zero bytes. I have followed this method to make winPE RAM disk on USB flash drive.and I have copied the entire Windows AIK folder from C drive to D drive and used gimagex.exe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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