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Capture Images
Published: October 22, 2009
Updated: July 8, 2010
Applies To: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2
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| This content applies to Windows 7. For Windows 8 content, see Windows Deployment with the Windows ADK. |
In this section, you capture and modify images for deployment.
Prerequisites
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A Windows® PE RAM disk. You can create this by using the process described in: Windows PE Walkthroughs.
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Image-capturing tools. You can add some image-capturing tools, such as ImageX, to the Windows PE disk.
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A reference computer. You can create this by using the process described in: Deploy Windows by Using Windows Setup.
In This Section
These processes are described in the How-To topics in this section:
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Remove the computer-specific information from the reference computer, and shut the computer down. This is also known as generalizing the computer.
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Boot the computer by using Windows PE.
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Capture the hard disk partitions as images (example: fab.wim) by using image-capturing tools.
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Modify the image, split the image, or create spanned media from the image.
- Copy the images to a network share.
The following diagram shows how the fictitious OEM, Fabrikam, captures a customized Windows image as a file, fab.wim, of their reference computer, Fabrikam Model FNB1:
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Prepare your Windows installation to be captured as an image. This includes:
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If you do not use a Key Management Service, you can rearm the clock only a limited number of times. This topic includes information on the following:
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Capture the images from your reference computer for deployment. |
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Make changes to an image after it has been captured. |
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Split Windows image (.wim) files into smaller files for spanning across multiple media. |
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Prepare .iso files using the spanned media. |
Next steps
After the image is captured and stored, you can:
- Apply the images to a destination computer. For information, see Apply Images by Using ImageX.
- Set up network-based installation of Windows. For information, see Deploy Windows Using Windows Deployment Services.
- Set up Windows on a Virtual Hard Disk. For information, see Deploy Windows on a Virtual Hard Disk with Native Boot.
- Set up Windows using other deployment options. For information, see Other Deployment Options.
- Service the image. For information, see Service an Offline Image.
See Also
