There are some new features in imagex which i will discuss today. You have a computer that is running windows 7 or windows server 2008 r2 and that has multiple processors. It seems that the imagex tool is only available as part of the windows automated installation kit waik. Tech support scams are an industrywide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services.
In previous blog posts, we have discussed how you can use imagex to capture a generalized image of a windows 7 installation on a reference. In addition, all the primary software that we use at the college where i work was installed and updated. Imagex also known as wimlib, is a small application that lets you manage windows imaging files. Boot the target computer into the windowspe environment. However if i imagex capture a windows embedded 7 before it is syspreped, imagex apply does not work, when it boots it complains that boot files are missing. Additionally, using imagex to back up systems may violate your software license agreement for windows 7. The windows automated installation kit for windows 7. Imagex, otherwise known as wimlib, is an application that you can use to manage windows imaging wim files. How do you image windows 7 using winpe and dismimagex. In this guide you will learn how to apply the windows 7 image to a new computer using the winpe disk you have already created and the image file you have captured. Hi, im trying to capture a windows 7 image to a network share. The machine was ready in the sense that windows 7 was configured and uptodate. The entire process requires two or more days of a weeklong windows 7 or windows 8 deployment course to teach in detail. The windows automated installation kit for windows 7 windows aik is a set of tools and documentation that support the configuration and deployment of windows operating systems.
You will need to get a copy of imagex because of licensing. Discussion in windows 10 installation and upgrade started by. Imagex is used to capture and apply wim images for windows desktop deployments. Additionally, some scammers may try to identify themselves as a microsoft. On a singledrive, singlepartition system, this will be c.
Learn how to capture a windows 7 image after the sysprep process using imagex from the winpe boot disk. This document contains the steps necessary to deploy a windows 10 image in provisioning using imagex. Used sysprep with generalize as some stated that was the problem. The website reports that the download size is 1 gb, though. Hi guys, if i imagex capture a windows embedded 7 after it was syspreped and shutdown, then i imagex apply the. Windows 7 image capture demonstration utilize windows. It can be used to capture, apply, mount, export, split and delete wim files.
By using windows aik, you can automate windows installations, capture windows images with imagex, configure and modify images using deployment imaging servicing and management dism, create windows pe images, and migrate user profiles. Recently i had to capture a mirror image of a ready windows 7 machine. Windows 7 boot problems after deploying with imagex. Today, i want to talk about the new switches in imagex author recent posts michael pietrofortemichael pietroforte is the founder and editor in chief of 4sysops. Any one had success in capturing\applying a wim image using a usb pen and imagex. Together with windows 7, microsoft will release a new windows automated installation kit waik. This is easy wait imagex is deprecated in windows 8 8.
In my next post, i will write about the new commandline switches of windows 7 imagex. So now i prepared an image and captured it with the following parameter, when using imagex as a tool. Once you have completed the sysprep process and the source computer is now switched off you can proceed to the next step, which is capturing the windows 7 image. First connect an external hard drive to the usb port of your computer. After you have prepared a windows 7 system with sysprep, you can use the following steps to capture an image of. Imagex for windows 7 new commandline options 4sysops.
In the example below we will switch to the drive containing our windowspe disc and then to the directory containing imagex. For windows 7 the kit is an iso disc image available for download from microsoft. To do that go to start all programs microsoft windows aik. It was initially added to our database on 06292011. Imagex is a commandline tool that allows an administrator to capture an image of an entire hard disk drive and its files and folders in a single windows imaging format wim file. You can usually capture just the windows partition, and then use files from that image to set up the rest of. Although it mentions windows 10, the same steps will work for windows 7, 8 and 8. Capturing an image using imagex windows 7 tutorial.
We then use net use to connect to a network share where the image is stored. Imagex is a command line tool that creates an image from a reference computer. Imagex is a commandline tool that can be used to capture, modify, and apply filebased disk images for deployment of systems in an enterprise. Windows 7 forums is the largest help and support community, providing friendly help and advice for microsoft windows 7 computers such as dell, hp, acer, asus or a custom build. This is actually the last step of the windows 7 thick image deployment. Gimagex is a graphical user interface for the imagex tool from the windows automated installation kit v2. He has more than 35 years of experience in it management and system administration.
Capture windows 7 image using imagex dimitris tonias. In windows pe, if necessary, map a network drive to which the created wim file will be saved. With ezimagex no need to remember the difficult imagex. In my last post, i discussed some of the new features in imagex for windows 7.
I understand you can use third party tools such as ghost to make system image, but i would like to know how to use windows built in tools to do this and the difference between the vhd file created by windows 7 backup and restore and wim file created by imagex, the reason is i might need to deploy the image to several other computers, its not just for home computer backup, thanks. Prepare for windows 7 image capture utilize windows. Installation and configuration of wds on windows server 2008 windows deployment service. Imagex is a shareware software in the category internet developed by cupid info systems. Download imagex, bcdboot and other waik tools rmprepusb. Dism serves as the replacement tool in windows 8 8. Capture a windows 7 image using imagex me, myself and it. Greenshot captures a snapshot very quickly and easily.
Capture and apply windows using a wim file microsoft docs. Basic example of capturing and deploying a system image using imagex. I had numerous successs with windows 7 but have had loads of. To capture image using imagex first we must boot our computer into a windows pe environment. You use the imagex capture switch to capture an image. Capturing and applying a windows 7 image using imagex. For help with capturing the image, refer to the following community article.
Hello all im trying to successfully capture a windows 7 image as a. I have been trying to successfully image windows 7 boxes using winpe4 or 5 and either dism, imagex, or gimagex. Once the usb key is bootable, either copy the contents of a windows 7 cd to the drive, or extract the iso e. This issue occurs on a multiprocessor computer that has the intel huron river chipset. To fix this in windows 7 retail, we create a 100 meg partition with the bcdboot d. Deploy windows 7 image to a new computer dimitris tonias. For some reason it only captures around 250mb when the c. It uses the microsoft wimgapi api for working with wim files. The package includes the winlib c library and api, which enables you to read, write and. This way i get an image with the actual windows 7 data instead of the boot partition. The most prominent tool in waik is certainly imagex which is used to capture and modify windows images. If you want to extract the windows 7 waik3 version of this wim file for instance to modify it and use it as a boot.
This is the path to the volume image to be captured. Execute imagex with the required command line parameters. I was trying to capture my image with my applicanttions of my windows 7 homepremium. The imagex gui is a native application for the x86 and.
It also packs the imagex application, a command line tool for managing wim files. It is possible to save the wim to a local disk, either internal or external as well. This guide is a stepbystep or a walkthrough to assist you in cloning a windows 7 machine with all its windows updates, software and settings. Ms windows 7 tips and tricks using imagex boson blog. The program includes the winlib api and c library that lets you read, write and extract wim files. The agent then checks in on an aggressive shedule and gets all softwarepatches required. October 7, 20 capturing windows 7 machines and deploying using imagex 201008t04. You can usually capture just the windows partition, and then use files from that image to set up the rest of the partitions on the drive. Imagex capture windows embedded 7 only works after. Capturing windows 7 machines and deploying using imagex. There are several options that are repeated with the capture switch. To see how to prepare winpe read the article create winpe using waik for windows 7. We are a windows 7 shop, and i currently use the built in windows imaging process through waik using sysprep to prepare an image, imagex and win pe to capture it, and bootable external hds to deploy it to new machines. Imagex stores the image in the windows image file format.
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