Discussion in windows 10 installation and upgrade started by. Imagex is a commandline tool that can be used to capture, modify, and apply file based disk images for deployment of systems in an enterprise. This means for dvd deployment, youll need to copy the files over to the destination pc before you can use windows setup or dism applyimage, as shown in this topic. Imagex is included within the windows automated installation kit. I cant seem to find any working examples of usage of the ref switch with imagex. An swm file is a wim image that has been split into smaller files. How do you image windows 7 using winpe and dismimagexgimagex. Our dedicated teams comprised of sales professionals and account coordinators will work with you to tailor solutions to your unique requirements, providing exceptional customer service and. This command is designed to extract, or apply, one or more full wim images. In this post i want to focus on the functionality provided by imagex to split and merge image files. There are hacks around the 4 gb limits, by using a third party ntfs efi drivers but thats not supported by microsoft.
Its other objective is to start with wimlib imagex which is being used along with traditional dism in. A wim can also be split spanned into multiple parts, which have the. Now i wonder why i have never heard of gimagex, a free graphic user interface for imagex. To do its work, wimlib imagex uses wimlib, an open source c library that provides interfaces for manipulating wim archives. Splitting wim images in mdt 20 update 2 deployment. You may use wimlib imagex apply to apply images from a split wim. January, 2011 one of the neat features of microsoft wim format is single instancing and the ability to hold more than 1 image in a single wim file. I made clones of my friends recovery discs, theyre pretty much unscratched so im sure theyll work. Used to split a wim into 4gb chunks to fit on fat32 partitions for uefi deployments. You will sepcify the source wim and the destination swm file and target size of each split unit. Using imagex to capture a disk image posted on 7th march 2008 11th march 2015 by terry watts the microsoft windows image format wim is a file based format used in windows vista and can also be used to deploy legacy windows xp workstations. Read more mount and unmount windows 7 image using imagex. I have today build a new image for my companys hardware and captured the image using imagex and saved it onto the c. Now, i use wds to capture the image, but i belive you can use winpe to run imagex.
You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a microsoft agent or microsoft employee and that the phone number is an official microsoft global customer service number. Iso out of this so im not deploying the image of the wan. I have png image of height 5262 and width 1240 need to split that image to n number of parts e. I want to add a bookmark for the each converted html file to pdf. I was able to split the image to 2 swm files but now the problem i run into is how to convert these 2 swm into isos and having it know that when you pop the 1st disc in and its done, it knows to prompt for the 2nd disc. When windows goes to boot after you lay that image back down on a fresh system, it wont be able to find the second partition, and will fail horribly at that point. Hi craig, its a virtual machine that im trying to take an image of. Not enough free space error when using imagex to deploy. Os deployment thread, windows 7 boot problems after deploying with imagex in technical. The windows imaging format wim is a filebased disk image format. Imagex is a commandline tool that enables original equipment manufacturers oems and corporations to capture, to modify, and to apply file based disk images for rapid deployment.
I had numerous successs with windows 7 but have had loads of. How do you image windows 7 using winpe and dismimagex. Find answers to wds converting captured image wim to iso. Imagex is a commandline tool for capturing, modifying and applying file based disk images. I always have wondered why there is no gui version for imagex, microsofts tool for managing wim images. Specifies the maximum size in megabytes mb for each created file. In this example, the split option creates an install. I have to thank claus valca, who mentioned it in a comment here on 4sysops. Important you must run this option from windows pe.
Or maybe i have apply to three times the same syntax changing only the file name. Run the following imagex command on your wim image that youve created to split the wim file into multiple readonly wim files, which will have an. This section documents how wimlibimagex apply and also wimlibimagex. Applying an assigned imaging bundle now fails as imagex appears to try. You can run wimlib imagex without administrator rights, subject to some limitations.
When using imagex, the wim is applied by file vs ghost where it is a disk clone. Convert export swim split wim to wim final thoughts. Splitting and merging image files with imagex anything. Copy and paste the following code to link back to this work ctrl acmd a will select all, or use the tweet or tumblr links to share the work on your twitter or tumblr account. Mount and unmount windows 7 image using imagex and dism. Any one had success in capturing\applying a wim image using a usb pen and imagex. I have a 45gb custom wim file and after running the split wim syntax via cmd prompt, it successfully creates a set of smaller swm files but one always ends up being larger than 4gb usually the 2nd to last file. It was developed by microsoft to help deploy windows vista and subsequent. So i thought its the splitter issue, i use imagex to resplit the wim make size 2000, but there also have one split at 4.
Imagex, otherwise known as wimlib, is an application that you can use to manage windows imaging wim files the package includes the winlib c. It aims developing the basic understanding of the whole process, syntax, etc. Split image chapter 1 aidaran, startravel star trek. Thewimfile argument is used to specify the first part of the split wim, andthe refsglob option is used to provide a shellstyle file globthat specifies the additional parts of the split wim. Splitting images into 4gb chunks is quite useful if doing uefibased offline media deployments. When you pull an image of a machine with imagex, youre only pulling a single partition, the one with all of the data you want captured. To use a 64gb or 128gb key, format it to only use 32gb of space. You will will need imagex from the windos aik and then run imagex with the split option.
Winpe error taking image micro focus community 2679946. Split wims you may use wimapply to apply images from a split wim, or wimextract to extract files from a split wim. Uefibooting a windows installer with a large 4gb install. This issue occurs on a multiprocessor computer that has the intel huron river chipset. Split wims you may use wimlib imagex apply to apply images from a split wim. Steps to create an imagex osim os image manually using a. The wimfile argument must specify the first part of the split wim, while the additional parts of the split wim must be specified in one or more refglob options. By continuing to use this site andor clicking the accept button you are providing consent quest software and its affiliates do not sell the personal data you provide to us either when you register on our websites or when you do business with us.
This command is also available as simply wimapply if the appropriate hard link or batch file has been installed. Supportability matrix supported patch content release comparison release information 14. Wds converting captured image wim to iso dvd error. I have tried using 3800mb and 3000mb as my filesize switch. Tech support scams are an industrywide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services. You can use wimlib in your own programs, although for commandline use wimlib imagex already provides access to most of wimlibs functionality. Hi, i am looking for some assistance please with regards to the size of my. Once completed reboot the laptop, run mini setup and copy the wim file to wherever you have the waik installed follow these. Imagex is the gotosource for creating solutions to meet all your marketing collateral, printing, packaging, promotional, direct mail, and webbased needs. Ive been working on creating a few windows 10 images and ive successfully captured my customized vm as a. Use whichever method to create your wim file locally.
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