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February 12th, 2018 05:00
Modify Existing WIM file
I have been tasked with updating our environment that is using a very old Win7 WIM file. Currently we restore it and apply all of the additional updates and software on top of it, but I would like to update this instead to restore going forward. Given the time constraints, it is not possible to start the entire process of installing the base OS from scratch and modify with all our tweaks and customizations. Can the existing WIM be used in this manner somehow to modify and capture, to be used to restore going forward?
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DELL-Tyler M
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March 5th, 2018 07:00
AtariGuy -
Apologies for the late response. Our forum was recently migrated to a new platform and email notifications were not enabled.
You can restore your image into a VM, make your updates, take a snapshot and then re-run ImageAssist. The next time you need to make updates, go back to your snapshot - rinse and repeat.
You can restore to a VM by booting to the ImageAssist USB drive and choosing, restore tool and restoring the image. If you're using Hyper-V, you can create an ISO of the USB drive by running the USB Creator tool from a command line and adding the /ISO switch.
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March 19th, 2018 11:00
You're welcome. Yes to both questions. In case you weren't aware, we also have a helpdesk team available for phone and email support (link below).
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Good luck!
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March 19th, 2018 11:00
Thank you for the reply. So is the reason to restore to a VM solely to prevent any model specific Dell drivers from getting injected during the restore? Was it really just that easy?