Nice pickup. The only purpose for using install.esd over install.wim is that install.esd can use "RECOVERY" compression. The only way to achieve this is to first have an install.wim file and "EXPORT" it using the dism command to a new file using the install.esd recovery compression. So for your example, you would first capture it as an install.wim with max compression, then export it to an install.esd with recovery compression. Example: Code: dism /apply-image /imagefile:c:\win811\sources\install.esd /index:1 /applydir:e:\mount dism /image:e:\mount /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx3 /all /source:c:\win811\sources\sxs /limitaccess dism /capture-image /imagefile:c:\temp\install.wim /compress:max /capturedir:e:\mount\ /name:"Win811 with Netfx3" /checkintegrity /verify dism /export-image /sourceimagefile:c:\temp\install.wim /sourceindex:1 /destinationimagefile:c:\temp\install.esd /compress:recovery /checkintegrity move /y c:\temp\install.esd c:\win811\sources\ del c:\temp\install.wim /q /s rd e:\mount\ /q/s mkdir e:\mount That's how I would tackle that particular issue. In your example, you've captured the entire drive, including the source install.esd You also did not specify any compression methods. I'm interested to see if people can capture into install.esd recovery compression, but I have my doubts as it's a completely different task than the compression application.
Did you remove the original e:\install.esd or are you adding to it? Also, I'm pretty sure you need to have /compress:recovery when creating/adding to .esd file.... Yep, like Murphy78 said!
Tks, that's what I thought too, but I tried to see first if it could simply save to the source ESD with its original compression specs, etc, then I don't need to do it the long way ....... turns out it didn't.
no need to first capture image to wim and then export it to esd. arguments /compress:maximum|fast|None is well working with capture-image to esd format. i.e. dism /capture-image /imagefile:E:\install.esd /capturedir:e:\ /name:mount /compress:maximum but the process is damn slow.
Actually I had tried this dism /capture-image /imagefile:c:\install.esd /compress:max /capturedir:e:\ /name:"mount" But I still got the monster 8GB ESD, i.e. same size as the "mount" folder without compression. Yes, it's damn slow, so I would check your syntax later when I have time.
this will create wim file not esd, regardless of the file name and Dism use "max" compress not "maximum"
If I go to the store using Windows 8 and download W8.1.esd, this build will be downloaded? I mean that leaked build from Wzor???
Get-WimInfo parameter can also read ESD file contents Code: dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:C:\Data\Programs\test.esd this will display info about all images Spoiler Code: Details for image : C:\Data\Programs\test.esd Index : 1 Name : Microsoft Windows PE (x64) Description : Microsoft Windows PE (x64) Size : 1,259,685,118 bytes Index : 2 Name : Microsoft Windows Setup (x64) Description : Microsoft Windows Setup (x64) Size : 1,356,525,607 bytes Code: dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:C:\Data\Programs\test.esd /index:1 this will display detailed info about the image (index) Spoiler Code: Details for image : C:\Data\Programs\test.esd Index : 1 Name : Microsoft Windows PE (x64) Description : Microsoft Windows PE (x64) Size : 1,259,685,118 bytes WIM Bootable : No Architecture : x64 Hal : <undefined> Version : 6.3.9600 ServicePack Build : 16384 ServicePack Level : 0 Edition : WindowsPE Installation : WindowsPE ProductType : WinNT ProductSuite : System Root : WINDOWS Directories : 3083 Files : 14300 Created : 22/08/2013 - 05:08:11 PM Modified : 10/02/2014 - 04:04:20 PM Languages : en-US (Default)
Store does not offer the esd file directly, it will be downloaded in the background and when finished the upgrade process starts man, this seems out of your league anyway
There were 2 ways to get it, both had been discussed in MDL somewhere: 1. If you download the upgrade pack from Store, it will be in a hidden folder, you need to sort of "hi-jack" it, i.e., after download complete and before upgrade starts, suspend the process and copy the ESD. 2. You could also download from MS with a legit win8.1 retail key, or use a trick to download with a legit win8 key.
i tried it several times and all times it created install.esd but as I suggested it was too slow. I have end the task at 57% and when I saw the size of install.esd it was 32 GB. and yes, it was my mistake. argument is max but looking at the the size of the created esd file I will say this argument is not working with esd format.
naming the file as .esd doesn't make it esd file dism 16610 "capture" command only supports wim files and looking at your command, you are imaging whole drive E: including Win81aio folder and install.esd and it's slow because you are copying and compressing +7 GB data for me, capturing E: to C:\install.wim takes around 26 minutes, and C:\test to C:\install.wim around 15 minutes