In: "\Installer\RecoveryEnvironment\Windows\System32" You will find the image. Btw it took me 20 seconds to find it I hope its the right one.
Thanks @tcntad But please take note taht the image can not change depending of what you are doing, like an image while saving, another one while restoring, etc.
Boot/BCD error Please DONT !!! help me Always BCD error '' File=\Boot\BCD Status=0xc0000098 Info=The Windows Boot Configuration Data file does not contain a valid OS entry''
ive tryed to partition my hdd a few times now the way its says and every time i try to install windows 7 ultimate to the windows part and it starts to reboot it wont carry on installing windows to the partition and goes into a loop of restarting the install from cd/dvd my bios is set to boot hdd first
Hi AnarethOS, Can this method be applied to win8 or do we not have enough info for win8 yet? I now the unattended structure file is a little different then win7. Thanks!!
What about recimg.exe?? Code: Microsoft Windows [Version 6.2.9200] (c) 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Windows\system32>recimg /? Configures the recovery image Windows uses to refresh your PC. RECIMG.EXE <command> <arguments> The recimg.exe command line tool lets you configure a custom recovery image for Windows to use when you refresh your PC. When you create a custom recovery image, it will contain the desktop apps you've installed, and the Windows system files in their current state. Recovery images do not contain your documents, personal settings, user profiles, or apps from Windows Store, because that information is preserved at the time you refresh your PC. When you create a custom recovery image, recimg will store it in the specified directory, and set it as the active recovery image. If a custom recovery image is set as the active recovery image, Windows will use it when you refresh your PC. You can use the /setcurrent and /deregister options to select which recovery image Windows will use. All recovery images have the filename CustomRefresh.wim. If no CustomRefresh.wim file is found in the active recovery image directory, Windows will fall back to the default image (or to installation media) when you refresh your PC. Note that you cannot reset your PC using a custom recovery image. Custom recovery images can only be used to refresh your PC. The following commands can be specified: /createimage <directory> Captures a new custom recovery image in the location specified by <directory>, and sets it as the active recovery image. /setcurrent <directory> Sets the active recovery image to the CustomRefresh.wim file in the location specified by <directory>. Windows will use this image when you refresh your PC, even if a recovery image provided by your PC's manufacturer is present. /deregister Deregisters the current custom recovery image. If a recovery image provided by your PC's manufacturer is present, Windows will use that image when you refresh your PC. Otherwise, Windows will use your installation media when you refresh your PC. /showcurrent Displays the path to the directory in which the current active recovery image is stored. /help, /? Displays this help text.
This tool is for Windows 7 only. I will start using Windows 8 when a fully working stand-alon mini-Kms server will be available, as I don't plan paying for this OS. Until then, I will not start working on a newer version of the tools. As for RECIMG, I think it is more to be use by the end-user, as the recovery image will be on the main os partition by default. It is used the "refreshing" the OS. I am unsure is it will ba clean as a neww full reinstall. Will have to test.
Problem with your Dvd, your computer or memory. OR problem with the Autounattend.xml file. What is the size of your HDD? Try to create manually the partition without using the XML file on the USB key.
Thanks AnarethoS for the asnwer. Currently triple booting Lion, Win7 & Win8 RP on all my PC's. Just holding my horses until the Win8 RT tablets come out, this would be a nice Christmas present for my wife and son (Ipad, hate with a passion because I cannot monkey around with it).
Hi AnerthoS, I downloaded Win 7 ultimate copy from torrent. After installing windows when I tried to ram your tool, it asked me for winRE.wim file but I couldn't find it at the place you told. I am new to this, so could you please guide me where I could find this file or how can I create this file. Thanks
Did you put the computer in AUDIT mode (either by using the AutoUnattend.xml method or the CTRL+SHIFT+F3 method) ?
First thing anarethos thanks a gigabyte time for the useful post , MDL crew u guys rocks , secondly i need a little help with this procedure , well right after installing MS WAIK the message that inform there is messing files to be download never showed up ,so their is no installer folder to copy to the target .. any clew ? thanks in advance
Im in the same boat as STUBBORN, after install I dont get the Pop up window and thus there is No Installer Folder to copy.Just to make sure i've downloaded the correct file, here is the File name., so can someone confirm it's correct? KB3AIK_EN.iso .1.7 Gigs
First of all, download WAIK and install it. Now google for the WAIK update released along with SP1 and overwrite the existing files.. Run the recoverytool, choose the waik folder and its done.
I started fresh and realized i did Not run the Recovery tools so that was where i went wrong.................
Once you have downloaded my recovery tools, run them and extract to a temporary folder. Then, run the "CheckDependencies" file. What is the result?