MrAssassin47 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Hello everyoneI updated my windows, and added office and other software's. now the size is 7 gb. how can i split it? i tried to do it using windows toolkit but it makes some files like install.swim install2.swm. please tell me in which folder i should place install.swim and install2.swim. It is windows 8 pro 64-bitthank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsenellenelvian Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Windows 8 does NOT support installing from split sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinOutreach4 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 (edited) According to the TechNet article "How to Split a Windows Image (.swm) File to Span Across Multiple DVDs": In Windows 8, Windows Setup does not support installing from split .wim files. However, you can use DISM to apply the image to the destination computer with the /Apply-Image option. The TechNet article 'Image Management Command-Line Options' shows the DISM command line options with examples. For this issue, the example shown is "Dism /apply-image /imagefile:install.swm/swmfile:install*.swm /index:1 /applydir:d:\" More helpful information about using DISM with Windows 8 can be found on the Deliver and Deploy Windows 8 page of the Springboard Series on TechNet. Hope this helps,David Windows Outreach Team – IT Pro Edited May 14, 2013 by WinOutreach4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotenks98 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 You just need to put it in the sources folder. The other media discs only need a sources folder for the other images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsenellenelvian Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 You just need to put it in the sources folder. The other media discs only need a sources folder for the other images.Did you even read the replies to his post?Windows 8 does NOT support this! Plain and simple....Official links were even provided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Windows 8 does NOT support this! Plain and simple....Official links were even provided.Besides the validity in the specific case , that is not a valid argument .If we start counting the things that along to "official" documentation were not possible, but that one way or the other someone managed to make happen.... jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Did you even read the replies to his post?Windows 8 does NOT support this! Plain and simple....Official links were even provided.I'd like to clarify what you say and compare to what WinOutreach4 posted. It is that Windows 8 Setup.exe does not support this. But a person could use Windows 8 DISM to do it instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsenellenelvian Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Thank you both for clarification and edification Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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