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hello
i have a win 7 rtm vhd
i can run it on virtual pc but
is there anyway to install it on my original hard disk
hello
i have a win 7 rtm vhd
i can run it on virtual pc but
is there anyway to install it on my original hard disk
You can capture the vhd with imagex to create an install.wim.
imagex /compress maximum /flags "Ultimate 7600" /capture X: C:\install.wim "Windows 7 Ultimate"
( replace X with virtual drive letter and C: with wherever you want to save it to).
You could just install from that newly created install.wim if you currently have Vista/7 installed.
Or you can extract the files from an .iso of another recent 7 build, then replace the install .wim in the sources folder with the new install.wim you just made.
Make those files back into a bootable .iso and there you go.
OR you can do the same thing with Gimagex:
http://www.autoitscript.com/gimagex/
Source is the VHD mounted drive.
Destination - wherever you want to save it to.
Filename - install.wim
Flag - Ultimate .
Description - whatever you want to call it.
1. If you want to make a bootable .iso, you need to have one of the recent 7 build iso's already.
7201 and 7100 seem to work fine. ( same bit version as your vhd of course).
Use PowerIso or Ultaiso or any extractor to extract that.iso
Replace the install.wim ( in the sources folder among the files you just extracted ) with the new install.wim you just made.
Make those files back into a bootable .iso .Done.
2. OR you could install using the install.wim , without making another bootable .iso
You need NT6 o/s ( Vista/7 ) already installed , and you need to keep that already installed o/s and create another partition for the 7 installation.
I'll make another another post about that second method - if you are not intending to make a bootable .iso
i dont have an iso so can you explain about second method please
thanks
I assume you are currently in Vista and it is C.
You don't need the vhd drive anymore - so get rid of that , and create a new partition to install 7 on. Give it a drive letter ( I will assume D ) and mark it active.
Extract the install.wim ( I assume it is on C, i.e the path is C:\install.wim ) onto that new partition (D).
imagex /apply C:\install.wim 5 D:\
should take a few minutes.
Then issue this command :
D:\windows\system32\bcdboot D:\windows
should say boot files created successfully.
Reboot. It will install.
After that , to create a dual boot menu :
Mark vista partition Active again.
Boot into Vista.
Open an elevated cmd and type:
bcdedit /copy {current} /d "Win 7"
A {GUID} will be returned, use that , including brackets , in the commands below:
bcdedit /set { the-guid-you-got} device partition=D:
bcdedit /set { the-guid-you-got} osdevice partition=D:
The description between " " can be anything you like.
Obviously, replace the C and D above with your drive letters as appropriate.
Lol, after typing all that - there is a tutorial here - probably easier to follow than my post :
Install Windows 7 FAST without a DVD or USB device
Hi Cricket, hope this tutorial helps you find what you want.
Convert a VHD File to a ISO File