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Applying an image with Windows AIK

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you will need to download the AIK bootable media here http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Windows-AIK-bootable-Media-09ca3c41

Here Are the Instructions to Capture an Image http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/21041.capturing-image-with-windows-aik.aspx

**Applying an image with Windows AIK **

  1. Boot the machine to the Windows AIK PE CD or USB Drive
  2. Connect the second external Hard drive that holds the Windows image
  3. Run the command “DISKPART.exe”
  4. Run the command “List Volume"
  5. Note the drive letters. You will need to know the drive letters for the following disks:
  • OS Partition ( this will be one of the first Volumed and the largest)
  • Windows AIK PE disk or USB Drive
  • USB Drive that holds The Image

       6. Select Volume that holds the OS run the command: Select Volume “Volume number”

  • Example: Select Volume 1

       7.Run the following commands

  • Clean
  • Create Partition Primary
  • Select Partition 1
  • Active
  • Format Quick FS=NTFS Label=OS
  • Assign Letter=C
  • Exit

       8. Now run the following command to Apply the Disk image to the Partition In the example it is assumed that Drive f: is the Windows AIK Drive , Drive E is the Drive with the image , and Drive D: is the OS partition. “Image.wim” Refers to the name of the image

  • F:\imagex.exe /apply e:\Image.WIM” 1 D:\
  • The image will apply it will take some time

      9. Next we will need to set the boot configuration Run the following Commands

  • C:
  • Cd windows\system32
  • Bcdboot c:\windows /s c: