Update your Win 7 installation media

[Paul Black]

Updated Jan 2019. On first post.

 

[SIW2]

Simplix released new version 12th jan. Included on first post.

Also added little cmd file to extract installation files from iso.

 

[SIW2]

Anybody interested in component removal can try this for win 7.

Windows 7 Component Removal download | SourceForge.net

For those still playing around with Vista:

View attachment vista.zip

Remove components before integrating updates.

 

[SIW2]

Here you go Paul:

View attachment TweakUAC.zip

View attachment gimagex2.2.zip

View attachment win7dism-for vista.zip

If you want to add win8 dism to your wim file, copy the files into mount\windows\system32.
You can then use regedit to load the mounted system hive ( name it SYS), then merge this to set up the wimmount driver
View attachment add-dism-driver-to-WIM-SYSTEM-HIVE.zip

The Unload SYS from regedit.

That just saves having to run the wimmountinstall.exe /install command after vista installation.

 

[Paul Black]

Here you go Paul: View attachment 406655

Thanks SIW2, it is appreciated. I will have another go tomorrow.

 

[SIW2]

I didn't have any trouble copying stuff into system32 on vista. Maybe I did something to enable that - but I can't remember what.

Why don't you just cheat? Boot up one of my winpe things on your vista machine and copy the files into vista system32 from winpe environment.

You can use one of win7 boot isos.

I made a winpe boot iso for vista as well - I will link it - if I can remember where it is.

 

[SIW2]

Found it.

Vista x86 boot media - with explorer, disk mgmt, etc

Vx86.iso




Might get around to updating the included applications at some stage.

 

[Paul Black]

Hi SIW2,

Why don't you just cheat? Boot up one of my winpe things on your vista machine and copy the files into vista system32 from winpe environment.

I did this and have copied the dism files from the ADK_4\x86\dism folder into system32 OK.
I have also run and installed the DISM Installer v6.1.7601.17514.
How can I now run dism against the customized ISO to check for updates please?

 

[SIW2]

Do you mean how can you check the mounted wim for updates?

You don't need to. Download the updates using any number of tools

e.g.



Assuming the wim is already SP2, untick the service packs and download the rest




Windows Patch Loader (wpl)

View attachment wpl15.zip

 

[SIW2]

Not sure if they need integrating in particular order - I suggest using use vlite for integration

 

[SIW2]

I did this and have copied the dism files from the ADK_4\x86\dism folder into system32 OK.
I have also run and installed the DISM Installer v6.1.7601.17514.

It is one or the other - not both. The dism installer ( installs win7 dism on vista) will have overwritten the win8 dism files you copied in.

Never mind, win7 dism will work ok.

 

[Paul Black]

Hi SIW2,

Download the updates using any number of tools.
Assuming the wim is already SP2, untick the service packs and download the rest.

I had a Vista SP1 DVD but couldn't find an SP2 .msu, only a SP2 .exe, which vLite doesn't accept. I did however manage to find a Vista SP2 ISO. I ran it through vLite and customized it, mainly removing components I don't want, and making some tweaks. Got the ISO down to 866,752. I installed it in Oracle VM VirtualBox and it seems to work OK, just have lots of partly faded .ini files here and there, probably because of the comonents I removed. I will delete them anyway.

Not sure if they need integrating in particular order - I suggest using use vlite for integration

By this I assume that you mean downloading them to a folder, mounting the newly created ISO, integrating the updates, and then creating a new ISO?

Thanks in advance.

 

[SIW2]

By this I assume that you mean downloading them to a folder,
mounting the newly created ISO ( ??? - mount the Install.wim)
integrating the updates, and then creating a new ISO?

Yes.

IIRC vlite creates a reg entry which just says vlite in the software hive.
You might need to delete that entry - coz MS did some blocking thing if that reg entry is there

 

[Paul Black]

Hi SIW2,

By this I assume that you mean downloading them to a folder, mounting the newly created ISO ( ??? - mount the Install.wim), integrating the updates, and then creating a new ISO?

Yes.

Yes, that's what I meant!

IIRC vlite creates a reg entry which just says vlite in the software hive.
You might need to delete that entry - coz MS did some blocking thing if that reg entry is there

I assume you mean in the mounted software hive HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE_SOFTWARE_vLite?

The regedit entries for the installed system in VirtualBox show the following:

Default
Modified
NumComponentRemoved
Version
WebSite

Which do I delete [probably none]?

Thanks.

 

[SIW2]

I assume you mean in the mounted software hive HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE_SOFTWARE_vLite?

yep

 

[Paul Black]

yep

Thanks SIW2, I will continue testing tomorrow. I am off to bed.

 

[Vineet Garg]

Hi Sir,
Greets,
Will you please answer my two questions ?
1) Does this utility automatically download & integrate 'Net Framework 4.7' as well ?
2) What are the supported driver formats/files ? What to actually put into driver folder(s) ?

Thanks & Regards. ...

 

[Gipreps]

SIW2

Hello, I am from Brazil, My question is what program I will use to integrate drivers in boot.wim and install of vista sp2, I did not succeed with certain programs, SIW2 which program you would recommend me, I am using some windows 7 drivers, and when I try to force the integration, I can, but it does not work, or it does not recognize, mainly with usb 3.0 drivers or wireless network, the only program that integrates successfully is VistaTool, but only works with install.wim. Another question, because it is not possible to use the windows 10 dvd with the install.wim of the view, in case I am relating to the compression in esd, in windows 7 it is possible such a relation or replacement. Thanks for the attention, and forgive my English, I used google translator.

 

[SIW2]

1) Does this utility automatically download & integrate 'Net Framework 4.7' as well ?

That is the purpose of the Import folder.

If you like, you can put NetFramework installer in the Import folder like this:

Import\Windows\Setup\Scripts\NET_Framework\NDP472-KB4054530-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe

and also include

Import\Windows\Setup\Scripts\SetupComplete.cmd


Setupcomplete.cmd

%windir%\Setup\Scripts\NET_Framework\NDP472-KB4054530-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe /q /norestart

I might include setupcomplete.cmd and cpufix in the next version.

2) What are the supported driver formats/files ? What to actually put into driver folder(s) ?

The drivers need to be inf cat and sys files. Dism cannot integrate drivers in exe format.

 

[SIW2]

VistaTool must be using peimg and pkmgr to integrate updates and drivers.

To integrate drivers into Vista boot.wim, you can use this:

View attachment InstallWimSYS.zip

SIW2

Hello, I am from Brazil, My question is what program I will use to integrate drivers in boot.wim and install of vista sp2, I did not succeed with certain programs, SIW2 which program you would recommend me, I am using some windows 7 drivers, and when I try to force the integration, I can, but it does not work, or it does not recognize, mainly with usb 3.0 drivers or wireless network, the only program that integrates successfully is VistaTool, but only works with install.wim. Another question, because it is not possible to use the windows 10 dvd with the install.wim of the view, in case I am relating to the compression in esd, in windows 7 it is possible such a relation or replacement. Thanks for the attention, and forgive my English, I used google translator.