TEST -Update 7 installation media

[maddog2040]

About to give up on this. Tried it several times and keep running into the same error with the Windows install saying corrupted installer when trying to install the iso from a USB device. Tried this several times. Tried it also with a DVD. The second time I went with less options selected for Windows Update. Went with the bare minimum. Not sure what gives. I am sure, I am doing something wrong. Followed the guide to a T! I am going to just do it the normal way with the standard Win 7 iso.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

About to give up on this. Tried it several times and keep running into the same error with the Windows install saying corrupted installer when trying to install the iso from a USB device. Tried this several times. Tried it also with a DVD. The second time I went with less options selected for Windows Update. Went with the bare minimum. Not sure what gives. I am sure, I am doing something wrong. Followed the guide to a T! I am going to just do it the normal way with the standard Win 7 iso.

Hello and welcome maddog try this mate just make sure you pick the correct edition form the list anything with an "N" doesn't contain WMP and watch out for the language and "old"

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/219487-clean-reinstall-factory-oem-windows-7-a.html

 

[maddog2040]

Thanks ICit2lol. I tried just the base iso X17-58997. Got the same error with just the base install. I am thinking the iso is corrupted. I am downloading from a different source.

 

[SIW2]

I will post an updated version to take account of ie11.

 

[squirtmph]

Well Done

Thank you for such Fantastic post, am a guy loves Images made me fell know what am doing!
............................Thank you for ur succesful post!..........................................

squirtmph

 

[Urthboundmisfit]

I will post an updated version to take account of ie11.

Have you had the chance to do so / have you done so and I'm just not seeing it?

BTW, thank you for this excellent and oh so easy "DIY SP2"... so easy even a NOOB like me can't screw it up

 

[gregrocker]

I know we can replace Updated Sources folder onto a flash stick, but can you drill down to specify folders from Sources which contain these Updates to avoid having to copy the whole thing?

THis has worked great for me for dozens of installs now. I only wish that the changes of the default Search page, shutting Hibernate and UAC off, plus any other unadvertised customizations could have been left up to us. It's a pain to have to mount the .wim just to change those back.

 

[SIW2]

but can you drill down to specify folders from Sources which contain these Updates to avoid having to copy the whole thing?

Yes, it is only install.wim that is affected by the updates.

You can avoid the "tweaks" by renaming the .reg files in the BIN folder. Just rename them adm.reg.old, def.reg.old etc or something . They won't then be included. Or you can edit what is in those reg files to put in your own tweaks.

 

[gregrocker]

Thanks, Si. And Happy New Year to you.

Many of the Windows 7 installation and repair fixes which are now Best Practices were developed by you here during beta, and in large part responsible for this staying the top tech site in history for almost 5 years now.

I am proud to be your student.

 

[SIW2]

Happy New Year, Greg.

 

[gregrocker]

Si, when updating another version x64 can I use the same files I extracted for the previous version updated x64?

And can I similarly overwrite those files for all versions if I've renamed the Reg Files in Bin to comment out the reg tweaks?

Thanks.

 

[SIW2]

Yes.

 

[gregrocker]

After all Updates are slipped in, I get three Errors updating the registry, then it wants to unmount image. Are these to be expected since I renamed the Reg file tweaks in Bin folder?

 

[NoelDP]

All those errors relate to the Windows Update Agent client v256 - which doesn't have a legal independent download.
Be very careful!

 

[gregrocker]

What am I to be careful about?

I've never had those errors before in a dozen times running the Updater, until I edited out the tweaks by renaming the Registry files in Bin folder. How would that trigger WUD Agent Client, and what exactly tells us that is the cause when there is no error number?

 

[SIW2]

Those are fine.

It is just telling you it can't find the reg tweaks files.

Therefore they won't be added in.

Nothing to worry about.

Are these to be expected since I renamed the Reg file tweaks in Bin folder?

Yes.

 

[Berkey]

If I plan on doing a reinstall, with allowing for the recommended updates upon installation (next to last screen on install) is this still relevant or can I still experiment with it? Also my image drive seems to be on the fritz so i'l be doing the clean install from usb

 

[Berkey]

to clarify my previous question this is the quote form Windows 7 Direct download ISO

After clearing their servers in January 2014, most images were not accessible for a few days. It seems though that all downloads on all servers have come back by now.

Whereas there are already a lot of websites providing download links to Windows 7 RTM DVD ISO images, the links for the updated versions that have an integrated Service Pack 1 are brand new. Using a scraping script to browse the files on the Digital River servers, we came across these new ISO images more or less by a lucky guess. The advantage of the new images is an up to date Windows installation right after the initial setup, without the need to download and install hundreds of updates afterwards. If you just need the downloads, you can scroll down. If you need further information, please read on here.

Microsoft released updated media refresh images in May 2011. They have the post SP1 hotfix KB2534111 integrated as well. The original versions of the SP1 integrated DVDs don't allow any non ASCII characters when assigning the computer name, which has been fixed with this update.

 

[Gazza667]

Thanks For Another Great Tutorial

Ive already thanked gregrockerl the author of http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/219487-clean-reinstall-factory-oem-windows-7-a.html#post1839164 For a great tutorial. Now im saying thanks to siw2. for this tutorial. Although i did struggle slightly at first getting the hang of it. Im on my 4th W7 img build ready to go & repair my friends Compaq notebook.
Thanks again
Gazza

 

[pchelper4]

Quick Questions

SIW2, derekimo suggested I reach out to you with these questions:

I have read this guide and several others as well as guides on other software out there like BuClean. I have a few questions. First off I am working with a 7 AIO x86/64. I also have images for most versions(xp/vista/7, starter/home/pro, x64/86) if needed.

Can one integrate updates(hot fixes, etc) into a hybrid AIO Win 7 ISO that has both architecture types? If so, how? Would it be best just to keep the x86/64 AIO ISOs separate?

What is the difference between the 'build current image' and 're-build all images' options? The tutorial touches on this but it'd be great to get some clarity on this.

The tutorial suggests you can create an AIO from a single image by selecting the rebuild all images option, is this true? If so, in the example, Shawn uses a 64 bit ISO yet the screenshot he uses results in an x86 AIO, is this just a typo?

Thanks in advance!