Comments on: How to Capture and Deploy Image (.wim) Without Sysprep

By: Brian Jackson

Brian Jackson — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 05:38:44 +0000

Please post your question on the new version of our blog here –> http://theitbros.com/capture-and-deploy-image-without-sysprep. Thank you.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:21:18 +0000

Does this fix also apply to non-syprepped .wim images captured using imagex?

By: David S

David S — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:59:53 +0000

I captured a VM using ImageX under WinPE 3.0. I named it install.wim and stuck it under sources folder of the Windows 7 iso. I can install that captured image inside a new VM and it works perfectly like I never even reinstalled. My question is can I deploy this image to new hardware without it being sysprep?
@August A
Boot into WinPE
imagex /capture s:\ s:\my-system-partition.wim “My system partition”
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744320(WS.10).aspx

By: August A

August A — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 20:28:54 +0000

Hi Brian,

Just wondering can WDS capture images without SYSPrep? I realised this is not possible and the image has to be sysprep’d. How do i go about capturing an image without using sysprep? I have a few images that i do not want sysprep’d for backup purposes.
I have server 2k8 R2

Cheers

By: Chad S

Chad S — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:46:22 +0000

Where can i find the Diskpart commands described in this article? i already have everything else setup.

By: Felipe M

Felipe M — Sat, 01 May 2010 02:03:27 +0000

Brian Thank you so much for your blog it is awesome! I have a question, I created a custom nonsysprep image using Gimagex and it was saved as a .wim file. I converted it to a .iso but was wondering if I could fix my image so that it boots. Currently, I am unable to use the iso to load windows. Any suggestions?

By: MSV

MSV — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:47:52 +0000

Hi Brian,

I have a fully sysprepped image of Windows 7 and it works absolutely fine with Symantec Ghost v11.5.

However, I would like to implement WDS using Server 2008. What i want to do is to capture the image of the Hard Disk into a .wim file (As WDS usese only .wim file) and then deploy it through network.

I am lost as i am unable to go any further with creating a .wim image file from my customized image of Windows 7.

Please help and let me know the detailed process of how to create the image of my Hard drive as a .wim file and implement it with WDS.

if possible, Please post a complete procedure regarding the same..

Thanks

By: Keejy

Keejy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:56:09 +0000

I’d be hung up on to ascertain that too!

By: Brian Jackson

Brian Jackson — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Yes I always run these commands right after deploying the image; while still in the WinPE 3.0 boot environment.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:42:25 +0000

Brian,

Your site has been a tremendous help. Thanks alot.
You said to do this:
After you have deployed your non-sysprepped image you need to run the following commands: (I have a batch file I use to do this).

bcdedit /set {default} device partition=c:
bcdedit /set {default} osdevice partition=c:
bcdedit /set {bootmgr} device partition=c:

Do I run it while the machine is still in WinPE after applying? I do see it says “after you have deployed…” but want to make sure I’m right about when to run it.
I have spent days trying to get around the bootmgr missing issue. Looked at every article and rebuilt bcd manually, etc.