SERVICE WINDOWS 7 IMAGE USING

DISM
Image

For the purpose of this demo, we will be working on image which we will get from

the Windows 7 installation DVD. In our case we have copied install.wim image

from the Windows 7 installation DVD ([DVD drive]:\sources\install.wim) to

the C:\images\ folder. In that folder we have also created the 'mount' folder which

we will use to mount our image.

Image 204.1 - Folders

Next we need to open Deployment Tools Command Prompt with elevated

privileges. To do that go to Start > All Programs > Microsoft Windows AIK >

Deployment Tools Command Prompt (Deployment Tools Command Prompt

comes with WAIK for Windows 7).

Next we will mount our image. To do that we will enter the following

command: dism /mount-wim /wimfile:c:\images\install.wim /index:5

/mountdir:c:\images\mount. 'DISM' means that we are using DISM to mount our

image. /mount-wim parameter means that we want to mount existing image.

With /wimfile parameter we specify the location of our image.

With /index parameter we specify which edition we want to mount (Ultimate in

our case). With /mountdir parameter we specify where do we want to mount our

image.

Image 204.2 - Mounting in Progress

Once our image is mounted we will check features that are available on our

mounted image. To do that we will use the following command: dism

/image:c:\images\mount /get-features. The /image parameter is used to specify

the location of our mounted image. The/get-features parameter is used to check

for available features.

Image 204.3 - Available Features List

Different editions of Windows will have different features available. Among other

things we have a feature that is called Minesweeper. This is a game that is

available for free in Windows and it is currently enabled. Let's gather more

information about that feature. We will use the following command: dism

/image:c:\images\mount /get-featureinfo /featurename:Minesweeper.

Remember that feature names are case-sensitive.

Now we will disable that feature. To do that we will enter the following

command: dism /image:c:\images\mount /disable-feature

/featurename:Minesweeper.

Image 205.5 - Feature Disabled

If we want to enable some feature we can use the /enable-feature option. In our

case Minesweeper is disabled on our mounted image so it will not be available by

default once we install our Windows 7 Ultimate edition. We can run the dism

/image:c:\images\mount /get-features command to check for available features

again. Notice that the status of the Minesweeper feature is now 'Disable Pending'.
 Image 204.6 - Feature Status

Changing the Time Zone

We will change our time zone to the Central European Standard Time. To set the

time zone we will use the following command: dism /image:c:\images\mount

/set-timezone:"Central European Standard Time". For a complete list of time-

zone strings see the Unattend Setup Reference or use the tzutil command with the

'/l' parameter on a running Windows 7 machine.

Image 204.7 - TZUTIL

Adding Drivers

We have added a new folder called 'addons' to the C:\images\ folder. Here we have

copied the driver that we want to add to the image driver store. In our case we want

to add drivers for Samsung ML1640 printer.

Image 204.9 - Samsung Drivers

/image:c:\images\mount/adddriver:"C:\images\addons\SamsungML1640\ssp2

m.inf". Notice when specifying the path to our drivers, we also specified the Setup

Information file (.inf extension). In our case that file is ssp2m.inf.

Image 204.10 - Driver Installed

Driver content has been copied to the driver store successfully. If we enter the

command dism /image:c:\images\mount /get-drivers, we can see all third party

drivers installed in our image.

Image 204.11 - List of Drivers

can see the original file name (sspm.inf), class name (Printer), provider name

(Samsung), date and version.

Unmounting Image

We have made all changes that we wanted so we are ready to unmount our image.

To do that we will enter the following command: dism /unmount-wim

/mountdir:c:\images\mount /commit. Be sure to exit folder that is used for

mounting in Explorer.

Image 204.12 - Unmounting Successfull

Notice the /commit parameter. It is used to save all changes that we made to our

image. If we don't want to save changes can use the/discard parameter.

Using DISM we can service existing images. Before we can do anything we have

to mount our image. After that we can work with features, drivers, etc. DIMS

commands are not case sensitive, but feature names are.

Commands that are mentioned in this article

 dism /mount-wim /wimfile:c:\images\install.wim /index:5

/mountdir:c:\images\mount - mount 'install.wim' image which is located in

'c:\images\' folder, edition with index number 5 (which is Ultimate), to the

'c:\images\mount' folder

 dism /image:c:\images\mount /get-features - check features on mounted

image located in 'c:\images\mount' folder

 dism /image:c:\images\mount /get-featureinfo /featurename:Minesweeper -

get detailed information about 'Minesweeper' feature on mounted image located

in 'c:\images\mount' folder

 dism /image:c:\images\mount /disable-feature /featurename:Minesweeper -

disable 'Minesweeper' feature on mounted image which is located in

'c:\images\mount' folder
 dism /image:c:\images\mount /set-timezone:"Central European Standard

Time" - change the time zone of the mounted image located in

'c:\images\mount\' folder to the 'Central European Standard Time'

 tzutil /l - see a complete list of time-zone strings (enter in Command Prompt)

 dism /image:c:\images\mount /add-

driver:"C:\images\addons\SamsungML1640\ssp2m.inf" - add 'ssp2m.inf'

driver to the mounted image located in 'c:\images\mount' folder

 dism /image:c:\images\mount /get-drivers - see all third party drivers

available on mounted image

 dism /unmount-wim /mountdir:c:\images\mount /commit - unmount image

and commit all changes

Paths that are mentioned in this article

 [DVD drive]:\sources\install.wim - image location on the Windows 7

installation DVD

 C:\images\ - folder in which we have copied install.wim image

 C:\images\mount\ - folder which we used to mount our image

Source: http://www.utilizewindows.com/7/deployment/204-service-windows-7-

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