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[ricktendo]

Created some videos on the topic of Windows AIK/OPK, how I use it to update my image...

OLD Videos
Part #1 HD 720
Part #2 HD 720
Part #3 HD 720
NEW Videos
Preinstalling Applications and Capturing Image HD 1080
Others will come in the next few weeks...

Tutorials
How to install Windows 7 on a virtual hard disk (VHD)
Use Reverse Integration to slipstream Windows Vista SP1 and SP2
Windows OPK Videos
Default Windows 7 Keys

Tools
Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK)
Windows Automated Installation Kit for Windows 7 documentation (May 2010 Update)
SoLoR's Hotfix Repository (Recommended)
FireGeier Unattended Vista Guide
Hotfix Extractor
InstallWimTweak & Packages.xls (Optional)
GImageX (Optional)
GDism (Optional)

[ricktendo]

Mount image

DISM /Mount-Wim /WimFile:<dir>:\<path>\<filename>.wim /Index:<#> /MountDir:<dir>:\<path_to_empty_folder>

Integrate MSU/CAB updates

DISM  /Add-Package /Image:<dir>:\<mounted_image_path> /PackagePath:<dir>:\<folder_with_updates>

Integrate multiple drivers

DISM  /Add-Driver /Image:<dir>:\<mounted_image_path> /Driver:<dir>:\<folder_with_drivers> /recurse

Integrate unsigned driver

DISM  /Add-Driver /Image:<dir>:\<mounted_image_path> /Driver:<dir>:\<folder_with_driver>\<inf_name>.inf /forceunsigned

Remove driver

DISM /Remove-Driver /Image:<dir>:\<mounted_image_path> /Driver:oem<#>.inf

Turn off feature

DISM  /Disable-Feature /Image:<dir>:\<mounted_image_path> /FeatureName:<feature_name>

Turn off features (multi)

FOR %i IN (<featurename1> "<feature name 2>" <feature-name-3>) DO DISM  /Disable-Feature /Image:<dir>:\<mounted_image_path> /FeatureName:%i

Unhide packages (optional)

install_wim_tweak /p <dir>:\<mounted_image_path> /m

Remove package

DISM  /Remove-Package /Image:<dir>:\<mounted_image_path> /PackageName:Microsoft-Windows-<example>-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.1.7600.16385

Unmount image

DISM /Unmount-Wim /MountDir:<dir>:\<mounted_image_path> /commit [/discard]

[Mr_Smartepants]

Thanks Rick. Very nice.
A picture is worth 1000 words, but a video...

[Raoul]

Thanks Rick, helps a lot!

[bjfrog]

Do u meant add tweaks.inf into unattened.xml and how?, I am not sure understand well about that,cant wait partIII.

[ricktendo]

Its nothing special, I just add a "FirstLogonCommands" to run when I first log in with the following

infdefaultinstall %WINDIR%\inf\tweaks.inf

Here is what it looks like in the Autounattend.xml

<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
    <CommandLine>infdefaultinstall %WINDIR%\inf\tweaks.inf</CommandLine>
    <Description>Registry Tweaks</Description>
    <Order>8</Order>
    <RequiresUserInput>false</RequiresUserInput>
</SynchronousCommand>

InfDefaultInstall.exe comes with Windows 7 in the system32 folder, its what I use to launch my INF instead of rundll32

[ricktendo]

Added part 3 (need to dl and merge file.001 and file.002 with 7zip because skydrive files can only be 50 MB max)

I discuss how to turn off features, remove packages (including how to unhide packages for extreme removal) and integrate unsigned driver then I show how to remove it

Also added links to install_wim_tweak.exe and packages.xls for extreme dism removal

[Raoul]

Thanks Rick, just tell me if you want a mirror, can easily put them in my dropbox.

[Rafadecai]

Ricks I can't download of the sky drive this is parts

[ricktendo]

Ricks I can't download of the sky drive this is parts

Try again at a later time

[apex910]

Thanks Rick, your work is always very helpful.

[ricktendo]

Question

Has this helped anybody who previously thought that WAIK is too complicated to realize its not as bad as one thought, it does not take a pro, that you too can do it?

[Raoul]

Question

Has this helped anybody who previously thought that WAIK is too complicated to realize its not as bad as one thought, it does not take a pro, that you too can do it?

The vids definitly helped a lot, its just so much easier to watch a video about how to use WAIK, and after watching it you can try it yourself, when you are stuck, you just start the vid again and watch it again, and after a while I just knew the commands. So much better then reading all the stuff.

Continue doing this, it very good!

Edited by Raoul, 11 February 2010 - 10:33 PM.

[Rafadecai]

Ricktendo If I understand correctly the DISM the method can not be integrated in the image install.wim updates with the extension
.msi and .exe

Edited by Rafadecai, 23 February 2010 - 06:05 AM.

[ricktendo]

No dism cannot integrate msi or exe installers, for this you have to use WPI

[Uncle_Gadget]

Has this helped anybody who previously thought that WAIK is too complicated to realize its not as bad as one thought, it does not take a pro, that you too can do it?

I've just begun sticking my toes in the water on Win 7 unattended and yours was the perfect place to start! Thanks for the hard work i I know it's appreciated by many!

Uncle_Gadget

[JurgenDoe]

Nice Videos and you learn a lot

Edited by JurgenDoe, 28 February 2010 - 03:03 AM.

[Yesnovato]

Hi Rick, I'm learning a lot with the videos, they are very good. I have some doubts.
1) Can I integrate updates .msu
2) The drivers are integrated into boot.wim and also in install.wim
Thanks in advance for your valuable help

[ricktendo]

1- Yes you can integrate .msu same as the extracted .cab (its a matter of preference), if you get any errors integrating .msu files try extracting the cabs from them

2- No you DONT have to integrate any drivers into boot.wim only install.wim (I only do because my raid drives are not included in Windows 7, I have to hit Load Driver and browse for my raid drivers on a CD or USB stick in order to see my HDD)



I was just showing you how to integrate your mass storage drivers if your drives are not recognized by the setup, if they are then you can skip boot.wim part

[Yesnovato]

1- Yes you can integrate .msu same as the extracted .cab (its a matter of preference), if you get any errors integrating .msu files try extracting the cabs from them

2- No you DONT have to integrate any drivers into boot.wim only install.wim (I only do because my raid drives are not included in Windows 7, I have to hit Load Driver and browse for my raid drivers on a CD or USB stick in order to see my HDD)



I was just showing you how to integrate your mass storage drivers if your drives are not recognized by the setup, if they are then you can skip boot.wim part

Thanks for your reply. Now drivers and updates are clear to me. I'm trying to understand from the 2nd video the changes that are made directly on the mounted image(install.wim)