It’s simple and straight way to merge Vista x86 and Vista x64 editions (DVDs) in a single DVD.
- WAIK (Windows Automation Installation Kit)
- Windows Vista x86 and Windows Vista x64 DVDs.
- Dual Layer DVD and compatible DVD Burner and software (like Nero, ImgBurn)
Lets come to the point and start now.
We will merge Vista x64 editions into Vista x86 DVD, because Vista x64 DVD has 64-bit contents that can’t run under Win32 mode but Vista x86 content can run under 64-bit environment easily…and one more thing Vista x64 DVD has only four editions, so we have to execute less commands.
How to:
1. Install WAIK in your Windows (doesn’t matter you are running Vista or Windows XP)
2. Make two folders, say Vistax64 and Vista-All and copy both Vista DVDs x64 and x86 versions correspondingly.
3. Run WAIK command prompt (Run As Administrator if UAC enabled):
Start >> All Programs >> Windows AIK >> Windows AIK and PE Command Prompt
4. Each and every Vista edition has an index no. in the install.wim (WIM file), you can check using the following command:
Imagex.exe /info E:\Vista-All\Sources\install.wim
It display the results something like that.
Its means INDEX=1 denotes Vista Business and so on.
5. Execute the following command with appropriate INDEX no. to exports a copy of the specified image to another WIM file. (Vista x64 to Vista x86)
For Vista Business x64:
Imagex.exe /export E:\Vistax64\Sources\install.wim 1 E:\Vista-All\Sources\install.wim "Windows Vista Business x64"
For Vista Home Basic x64:
Imagex.exe /export E:\Vistax64\Sources\install.wim 2 E:\Vista-All\Sources\install.wim "Windows Vista Home Basic x64"
For Vista Home Premium x64:
Imagex.exe /export E:\Vistax64\Sources\install.wim 3 E:\Vista-All\Sources\install.wim "Windows Vista Home Premium x64"
For Vista Ultimate x64:
Imagex.exe /export E:\Vistax64\Sources\install.wim 4 E:\Vista-All\Sources\install.wim "Windows Vista Ultimate x64"
6. After execution of above commands Vista-All's WIM file will be the universal WIM file that contains all version of Vista. You can export your desired only too. I have made a Vista DVD, which includes Vista Ultimate x86 and x64 version only. It fits in single layer DVD too.
7. Now the time to make bootable DVD image, Microsoft ships oscdimg.exe, a command line to make CD/DVD images with WAIK. here is the a single command that make Vista Bootable DVD ISO image:
Oscdimg.exe –u2 –bE:\Vista-All\Boot\etfsboot.com –lVista-All_DVD –g –t07/27/2008,05:30:00 –h E:\Vista-All E:\Vista-All.ISO
Where:
- –u2 >> make UDF file system for iso image
- –b >> refers boot image file, which is used to create boot sector in DVD or image
- –l >>Label DVD or image
- –g >> makes all times encoded in GMT time for the image
- –t >>Date and Time
- –h >> include all hidden files and directories under the source path for this image
8. Now burn the ISO image in a DVD corresponding to image file size.
This tutorial has been compiled by "Ramesh Kumar" (Fellow MVP). So all credit goes to him.
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SixShotDoc
Pedro,
This works
imagex /info img_file img_number "new_img_name"
example: imagex /info d:\imaging\install.wim 1 "Windows Vista ULTIMATE SP1"
SixShotDoc
Elio
I'm having this problem: I have install.swm and install2.swm files in d:\Vista 64\ and I want to make an install.wim file. I tried this: imagex /export d:\Vista 64\install.swm 4 d:\Vista 64\install.wim /ref d:\Vista 64\instaal*.swm and it didn't work. What am I doing wrong?
PsyChoses
Doing as guide says but when I use
Oscdimg.exe –u2 –bE:\Vista-All\Boot\etfsboot.com –lVista-All_DVD –g –t07/24/2009,05:30:00 –h E:\Vista-All E:\Vista-All.ISO
I am getting :
" ERROR: Could not delete existing file "ûbC:\Vista-All\Boot\etfsboot.com"
Error 123: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. "
What am I doing wrong ?
aaron
plz help i stumbled upon this site know then i need to install it into my browser or encrypt it how to do that plz help thank u
Dino
wanna ask you some thing, if my Home Basic, Ultimate is SP2 (Edited) and both of them is index no. 1, is that possible to add in?
Scott
I've done all these steps, but every x86 version won't install. I'm getting an error message, that the install package is corrupt. The x64 versions work all perfect.
Any idea what could be wrong?
Ahmet
Can I use this method to merge vista with 7 in one dvd ?