Windows to Go: Community Preview

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by thals1992, Mar 1, 2012.

  1. thals1992

    thals1992 MDL Novice

    May 28, 2011
    38
    2
    0
    #1 thals1992, Mar 1, 2012
    Last edited by a moderator: Apr 20, 2017
    Ok, I'm trying to set up windows to go on my external harddrive, and I've noticed two things. The install.wim has been renamed. it is now install.esd When I use the imagex instructions I get an error (I don't remember it atm, I'll edit the post when I do. and when I search windows to go I get a simple screen.
    You can run the following
    Code:
    pwlauncher.dll,ShowPortableWorkspaceLauncherConfigurationUX
     
  2. thals1992

    thals1992 MDL Novice

    May 28, 2011
    38
    2
    0
    Fingured out that I might need to get Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 RC1 from Microsoft Connect. Looking more into it.
     
  3. dummekuehe

    dummekuehe MDL Senior Member

    Jan 11, 2009
    496
    112
    10
    I managed to slim W8CP down with vlite. Doesn't that use imagex as well?
     
  4. thals1992

    thals1992 MDL Novice

    May 28, 2011
    38
    2
    0
    #4 thals1992, Mar 2, 2012
    Last edited by a moderator: Apr 20, 2017
    (OP)
    Possible Simple Solution

    I don't know, I've never used vLite. I can run the following and it gives me this.
    Code:
    imagex.exe /info C:\WindowsESD\sources\install.esd
    Code:
    ImageX Tool for Windows
    Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved.
    Version: 6.2.8250.0
    
    
    Error opening file [D:\WindowsESD\sources\install.esd].
    
    
    An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.
    
    
    
    So, I renamed it to .wim and got the same thing.
    Still stumped.

    So, I just realized that the esd file extension stands for Electronic Software Delivery by simply googling it.
    I think its that way, because I downloaded the setup program instead of grabbing the iso. Can someone else validate that before I have to download the entire thing again? (Might be a requirement to download the iso to "deploy" the os to a usb drive.)
     
  5. arseny92

    arseny92 MDL Secret Weapon

    Sep 22, 2009
    570
    1,272
    30
    Yes, the websetup downloads an encrypted ESD For the regular WIM, you need the regular ISOs.