Because this is now a separate thread, I've updated the first post with all the important information.
IPFS mirrors added: https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/discussion-microsoft-validation-os.85484/#post-1740487
This sounds like it would make a very good base for a "rescue disk", like Hiren's or something similar.
I agree. Looks kinda "PE" ish to me? Something new to play with... I took the "ValidationsOS.wim", exported image two (or was it one?) like this: Code: wimlib-imagex.exe export --boot ValidationOS.wim 2 boot.wim then threw boot.wim onto an existing PE pen drive (which already has the boot files, etc.) Seems to work, it boots to a command line.
Looks like index 2 to me. I also tried merely replacing sources\boot.wim on a Windows 10 iso with a renamed ValidationsOS.wim, and it booted me straight into a command line... Spoiler C:\temp>Dism /Get-ImageInfo /imagefile:c:\temp\ValidationOS.wim Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 10.0.19041.844 Details for image : c:\temp\ValidationOS.wim Index : 1 Name : ValidationOS_Install Description : Installation image for ValidationOS Size : 926,992,890 bytes Index : 2 Name : ValidationOS_Boot Description : Bootable image for ValidationOS Size : 927,247,566 bytes The operation completed successfully. C:\temp>
I did only minimal testing on this until now, basically just trying if replacing a PE boot.wim with this one works, and it did. Now I see this was actually the recommended method from the links in the first post Next I tried to run some programs on it, I tested some "bare bones" 64 bit tools that I use on a standard PE (without x86 app support etc.). No luck, but to my surprise, when I accidentally started my favorite x86 text editor (The Semware Editor, a console mode app), it worked! Normally this x86 app doesn't work on a 64 bit only PE... Not sure what's going on?
SO .. I can take windows 10/11 ISO replace Boot / Install WIM files with index 1/2 and that it ? 1- Yes it work 2- Just a boring terminal
With NTLite The components list and services lists look good to me = Not many And only 1 font and 2 keyboards ATM three updates apear to have gone in ........... but havent tried to install it ...... yet
Looking at it with dism ++ it looks good too = empty ........... BUT ......... after an hour haveing fun playing with it .......... its not for me ............. if i cant install programs and dont have a desktop it doesnt apeal to me ............ especialy as the newest active boot disc is windows 10.0.22000.1 , only 545 MBs and i can put other programs in to it .
Semware? I loved Qedit back in the ms-dos days This ValidationOS thing looks a lot like a 64-bit multitasking version of DOS...
I used Qedit back in the day, it was my favorite editor under Dos. Then when I had to learn unix, around 1992, Vim became my go to. And still is, to this day. But Qedit does bring back memories. As I recall, the original version was written in Turbo Pascal.