Convert RIPREP Images

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008

If you upgraded your server to Windows Server 2008, your RIPREP images are stored under the Legacy Images node in the Windows Deployment Services MMC snap-in. RISETUP images are not supported in Windows Deployment Services. Before you can copy your RIPREP images to client computers, you must first convert them to Windows image (.wim) format.

To convert a RIPREP image to .wim format by using the Windows interface

  1. Save a backup copy of the RIPREP images to a temporary location (in case the process fails or if you want to revert to the original image).

  2. Click to expand Legacy Images.

  3. Right-click the image to be converted and click Convert Image.

  4. When the image conversion is complete, add the image to the appropriate image group.

To convert an image to .wim format using a command line

  1. Save a backup copy of the RIPREP images to a temporary location (in case the process fails or if you want to roll back to the original image).

  2. Type the following where <filepath> is the full path to the .sif file:

    WDSUTIL /convert-riprepimage /filepath:<filepath> /destinationimage /filepath:<filepath2>

  3. Type the following where <filepath> is the full path to the new .wim file:

    WDSUTIL /add-image /imagefile:<filepath> /image type:install

Additional considerations

  • You must have full control of the RIPREP image to complete the conversion process. If you do not have full control, the conversion will fail with error code 0x522.

  • Because versions of Windows earlier than Windows Vista are dependant on the hardware abstraction layer (HAL), separate images are required for each HAL type.

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