Convert a VHD File to a ISO File

Follow these instructions verbatim:


You will need:

• An ISO of a functional Windows 7 RC1 build
• The VHD of build 7260
• WinRAR, PowerISO, or MagicISO
• ImageX
• A blank DVD
• A DVD burner
• An image burning program like ImgBurn or Infrarecorder

Steps:

1a) Capture the contents of the RC1 DVD (If you don't have the image already). Once you get the image go to step 1b.

1b) If/now that you have an image of the RC1, then use WinRAR/PowerISO/MagicISO to extract the contents to a folder.

2) Take the VHD of build and mount it.

3) Open a command prompt with administrative privledges and navigate to the folder with ImageX in it.

4) Capture the contents of the image with "imagex /capture" (no quotes) and follow the example listed 2 or 3 lines above (in the command prompt). Save that as install2.wim.

5) Once that is finished, go to the folder with the RC1 DVD contents in it. Navigate to the "sources" folder and delete install.wim.

6) Place install2.wim in the "sources" folder where you deleted install.wim from.

7) Rename install2.wim to "install.wim" (no quotes, it should look like the file you deleted)

8) Go to cversion.ini (in that same directory) and change "MinClient" to "[the number of the build you want to install]" (no quotes on either of those). Save that.

9) Create a disk image from that folder using ImgBurn/Infrarecorder (whichever you installed).

10) Burn the disk image to a blank DVD.

11) Close all of your programs, load up the installer from within Windows and choose a custom install. Choose your hard drive, and let it go.