How to mount a wim file

[unknown]

I am new to WAIK.
The person before me had set up a windows deployment image and I am trying to understand how it all works. What I do know is that I really like, but from what I have learn it is very confusing on how to use.

Currently I am trying to figure out how to edit this image and bring it up todate.
I know you use imagex to mount and edit the file, but it does not seem to work for me.

If someone can help me out I would be grateful.
I want to update the image with the latest MS updates as well as the apps installed. I will also know if I need to recapute the image or not.

Please give details one the how to.

Thanks

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[Dusko Savatovic]

Download and install the latest Windows AIK (2010).

Wim files are now mounted using DISM utility.

C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools>dism /?

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.1.7600.16385


DISM.exe [dism_options] {WIM_command} [<WIM_arguments>]
DISM.exe {/Image:<path_to_offline_image> | /Online} [dism_options]
{servicing_command} [<servicing_arguments>]

DESCRIPTION:

DISM enumerates, installs, uninstalls, configures, and updates features
and packages in Windows images. The commands that are available depend
on the image being serviced and whether the image is offline or running.

WIM COMMANDS:

/Get-MountedWimInfo - Displays information about mounted WIM images.
/Get-WimInfo - Displays information about images in a WIM file.
/Commit-Wim - Saves changes to a mounted WIM image.
/Unmount-Wim - Unmounts a mounted WIM image.
/Mount-Wim - Mounts an image from a WIM file.
/Remount-Wim - Recovers an orphaned WIM mount directory.
/Cleanup-Wim - Deletes resources associated with mounted WIM
images that are corrupt.

IMAGE SPECIFICATIONS:

/Online - Targets the running operating system.
/Image - Specifies the path to the root directory of an
offline Windows image.

DISM OPTIONS:

/English - Displays command line output in English.
/Format - Specifies the report output format.
/WinDir - Specifies the path to the Windows directory.
/SysDriveDir - Specifies the path to the system-loader file
named
BootMgr.
/LogPath - Specifies the logfile path.
/LogLevel - Specifies the output level shown in the log
(1-4).
/NoRestart - Suppresses automatic reboots and reboot prompts.
/Quiet - Suppresses all output except for error messages.
/ScratchDir - Specifies the path to a scratch directory.

For more information about these DISM options and their arguments, specify
an
option immediately before /?.

Examples:
DISM.exe /Mount-Wim /?
DISM.exe /ScratchDir /?
DISM.exe /Image:C:\test\offline /?
DISM.exe /Online /?

Post by unknown
I am new to WAIK.
The person before me had set up a windows deployment image and I am trying
to understand how it all works. What I do know is that I really like, but
from what I have learn it is very confusing on how to use.
Currently I am trying to figure out how to edit this image and bring it up todate.
I know you use imagex to mount and edit the file, but it does not seem to work for me.
If someone can help me out I would be grateful.
I want to update the image with the latest MS updates as well as the apps
installed. I will also know if I need to recapute the image or not.
Please give details one the how to.
Thanks
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