MDL Win 7 Tool for SiMPLiX UpdatePack AiO ISO (with install.wim/esd) Creation

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by Enthousiast, Apr 16, 2019.

  1. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    Was there ever a folder with updates after servicing an install.wim? The updates are integrated into the mounted wim.
     
  2. Makinenn

    Makinenn MDL Junior Member

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    Again, I didn't know whether there was "ever a folder with updates after servicing an install.wim" or not.
    I'm sorry if it bugs you, but I don't have your knowledge, and the only way I can learn is by reading and/or asking.
    I have my Win7 SP1 ISO with no such folder. I have already tried wkeller's script and saw that an updates folder was created.
    That was that made me think that maybe something could be wrong (not in your script, rather on my side).
    Wouldn't have been better to reply in the first place that I was never going to see an updates folder because they were integrated into the mounted .wim?

    Anyway, thank you again, really.
    I wanted to try your tool because even though wkeller's is great, it creates a 4.8 GB ISO or so, and yours promised to fit on a standard DVD5, which is awesome.
     
  3. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    Probably that tool creates an updates folder on the iso to install them online during setupcomplete or first login, simplix does it in another way.
     
  4. gu mail

    gu mail MDL Novice

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    Excuse my ignorance but what advantage is there to having an install.esd in the Windows 7 ISO?
     
  5. shhnedo

    shhnedo MDL Expert

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    Smaller overall iso -> being able to fit even an x64 AIO onto a FAT32 bootable media -> Install windows 7 in UEFI-CSM mode with GPT partitions without using "additional methods" like the UEFI:NTFS option in Rufus(small FAT partition at the end of the media containing all the boot info; ntfs partition with the 4GB+ iso).
     
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  6. Makinenn

    Makinenn MDL Junior Member

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    Sorry for my enthusiasm, but It's really amazing that I started with a 3.02 GB W7 SP1 Pro ISO and I ended up with a fully up-to-date 2.79 GB W7 AiO ISO, because of that .esd compression. :)
     
  7. gu mail

    gu mail MDL Novice

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    Just wanted to say thank you for this tool. Tried it out and works great!
     
  8. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    #150 Enthousiast, Sep 4, 2019
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    Afaik this is the file that manages it:

    winpeshl.ini (boot.wim index 2 windows\system32 but, afaik, it is not inside an original MSFT iso, @murphy78 used it for his Diskpart and apply image project, with his huge AiOs it's set to show the cmd, to type "Menu" in to start the project)
    Code:
    [LaunchApps]
    %windir%\system32\wpeinit.exe
    %windir%\system32\netstart.exe
    X:\Setup.exe
     
  9. ccrqc357

    ccrqc357 MDL Member

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    Oh sorry I got confused as the tool names are quite similar
    Anyway the ISO is : Win7_Ult_SP1_Greek_COEM_x32
    Also would I be able to install Win 7 on my Ryzen 3 1200 PC when I update the hotfixes and drivers with this tool?
     
  10. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    #152 Enthousiast, Sep 4, 2019
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    And the win 10 iso filename?
    For ryzen 3 i am still modifying the scripts, what script do you want to run? I saw you mentioning "W7AIO_x64.cmd"?

    ps, can you check this in the boot.wim: https://forums.mydigitallife.net/th...nstall-esd-creation.79421/page-8#post-1545641 ?

    Another thing, in the simplix thread you mentioned using an x64 LTSC, so, are you sure about the win 7 iso you mentioned, it's x86.
     
  11. murphy78

    murphy78 MDL DISM Enthusiast

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    It's been quite a long time but I think every bootable setup wim has this file minus the wpeinit and netstart. If you don't have it, I think it just opens a blank console or something. Sorry I don't remember exactly. It really has been years now.
     
  12. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    ccrqc357 MDL Member

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    @Enthousiast

    So I need to get the Win 7 Greek ISO and the LTSC ISO to the SOURCE_ISOs folder and then run the test_Win7_AiO_x86_el_GR.bat ?
    Im kind of confused why would I need the Win 10 ISO for?
    The ISOs I have :
    Win7_Ult_SP1_Greek_COEM_x32
    Win7_Ult_SP1_Greek_COEM_x64
    SW_DVD5_WIN_ENT_LTSC_2019_32-bit_English_MLF_X21-96424
    SW_DVD5_WIN_ENT_LTSC_2019_64-bit_English_MLF_X21-96425
     
  14. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    The win 10 iso will be the base for the new win 7 iso, to be able to boot the latest hardware and to use an install.esd.

    The iso's need both to be in the same desired language.