[sp00f]

Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) User's Guide for Windows Vista

Documentation Update 1
Documentation update for the Windows Automated Installation Kit and Unattended Setup Reference.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=993c567d-f12c-4676-917f-05d9de73ada4&DisplayLang=en

Overview
The Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) is designed to help Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), system builders, and corporate IT professionals deploy Windows onto new hardware. The Windows AIK is a new set of deployment tools supporting the latest release of Windows. This guide describes the current methods, tools, and requirements for deploying Windows.

This documentation update includes revised content that addresses known help issues, workarounds, and other changes. These files replace the release-to-manufacturing (RTM) .chm files.

[sp00f]

It seems they getting ready for SP1

Windows Automated Installation Kit Documentation (Windows Server code named "Longhorn" Beta 3 & Windows Vista SP1)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=c0758bb7-b0c9-4a70-9462-4e3e8e3176b1&displaylang=en&tm

[singchung]

I am facing problem with image creation on an Acer Travelmate notebook.
Command:
imagex /capture /compress maximum c: g:\6292c.wim "TM 6292 drive c".
Every time at "Progress 70%, 21:41 mins remaining", I got this error: "[Error: 112] c:\Windows\System32\DriveStore\FileRepository\winmobil.inf_1c3787bf\wcescomm.dll. Error imaging drive [c:\]. There is not enough space on the disk."

free disk space on c: is 62GB
free disk spac eon g: is 249GB

Anyone can figure out what is the problem?

[evila]

um...just a quick question, do any of these require a license????

[davidzhzo]

Thanks very much.
I wish it could hepl me.
i

[midiboy]

Hi guys,

there is a new WAIK for Server 2008 / Vista RC1 available on MSDN in case you haven´t realized. However, I think it is available only to MSDN members. It does have an improved oscdimg.exe, one can now create UDF DVDs with that tool. Works great, just tried it.

Bye,
Alex

[Sbd Guy]

thanks every one for this kit

[atabrk]

New Windows AIK released today with build number 6001.18000.080118-1840

Windows AIK Build 6001.18000.080118-1840

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

atabrk, on Feb 5 2008, 10:27 AM, said:

New Windows AIK released today with build number 6001.18000.080118-1840

Windows AIK Build 6001.18000.080118-1840

Yes works much better than its predecessor.

[notosapien]

Hmm,

I was doin the Vista SP1 reverse integration, and was required to use WAIK to compress and created image.wim.

The link given was:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;DisplayLang=en

I've downloaded it and use it on my Windows XP SP2, it does work, i've used it and there's somethin else wrong with the install.wim is compressed, so i went to the link above and read more about it, at the system requirement area and it stated Windows XP Service Pack 2 with KB926044, so i though maybe i need KB926044 for it to work properly.

Searching for KB926044, i found another link to WAIK which is:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.as...isplayLang%3den

So i'm confuse on what's the difference between those 2? Which to use on Windows XP SP2 to compress Windows Vista?

Thanks.

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

The first link you have there is the latest waik & does work well with xp sp2. The install.wim is an image file & can be manipulated with the waik imaging tools.

[Paraglider]

Deleted.

This post has been edited by Paraglider: 29 March 2008 - 09:54 PM

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

Does anyone have issues installing the waik on xp sp3? Not working here for me for some reason?

This post has been edited by MAVERICKS CHOICE: 24 June 2008 - 03:00 AM

[FaceMouth]

I've been trying to install it all day and hasn't worked. I am downloading the newst version now, didn't notice it when i originally read this thread. Hopefully it will work. I haven't been able to find any information on the casue of the problem either. I'll post again after this next attempt at installation.

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

What OS are you installing it on? I do recomend the latest waik. Due to a couple of XPSP3 woes I wound back to SP2 & reinstalled latest waik & no problems.

[FaceMouth]

Thanks for the tips. I'm trying to install on 32 bit xp pro with sp3. Internet went out 1/2 way through the waik download so i have to start that over again. I had to reinstall xp a few days ago also, and i left the filesystem intact rather than reformat. I wasn't sure if this was causing problems as well, reinstalling without reformatting seems to leave xp a bit slippery. ha. thanks again, i'll reply with my outcome.

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

Let us know how you go installing on SP3 NG for me I'm afraid.

[Raspro]

MAVERICKS CHOICE, on Aug 10 2008, 11:56 PM, said:

Let us know how you go installing on SP3 NG for me I'm afraid.

On xp pro x86 or x64 (both SP2) it crashes all the time with Vista SP1, that's why I use it only for references voor tools like vista-tools. When you use the basic Vista it don't crash! It create the catalogue but I kan't make changes, so I use my own Autounattend

M$ is turning us crazy with deploysoftware that don't work remarked as open-source?

As of BDD and WAIK.

I use vista-tools to prepare, vLite for SP1, hotfixes and drivers and than again Vista-tools for image creation.

Well, it installs all but at last step (system configuration issue) it keeps in a loop... :-) forever!

regards

::: Spoof! bent je online? pm me dan aub :::

This post has been edited by Raspro: 10 August 2008 - 06:11 PM

[sp00f]

Raspro, on Aug 11 2008, 02:04 AM, said:

MAVERICKS CHOICE, on Aug 10 2008, 11:56 PM, said:

Let us know how you go installing on SP3 NG for me I'm afraid.

On xp pro x86 or x64 (both SP2) it crashes all the time with Vista SP1, that's why I use it only for references voor tools like vista-tools. When you use the basic Vista it don't crash! It create the catalogue but I kan't make changes, so I use my own Autounattend

M$ is turning us crazy with deploysoftware that don't work remarked as open-source?

As of BDD and WAIK.

I use vista-tools to prepare, vLite for SP1, hotfixes and drivers and than again Vista-tools for image creation.

Well, it installs all but at last step (system configuration issue) it keeps in a loop... :-) forever!

regards

::: Spoof! bent je online? pm me dan aub :::

we fixed that already, see ryanvm

[FaceMouth]

no luck with sp3 and uninstalling it caused a nightmare, ha. tried once so far with sp2, seems to be crashing in the same spot as with sp3. I'll check out the software you listed, this waik is is terrible. I can't believe they released this software. glad i don't do this for a living, i do it just because. thanks again for all help, gotta go see if i can tear up xp anymore than it already is.

Just found some corrupt files on a hard drive. I believe they are the culprit of my problems. gonna reboot into safe mode later clean things up.

Now it seems everything I download is corrupt. It's almost not funny anymore. If I ever do get this installed i'll upgrade to sp3 and see if it still works. All i'm trying to do is install vista home premium 64 on my pc, but that won't install either. I know i'm missing something very obvious, right in front of my face. Hopefully it hits me like a ton of bricks soon. I've downloaded apps so many times my hard drivews are leaking corrupt files all over my carpet.

Still haven't gotten a download that isn't corrupt. I did find a problem in my vista folders, some of the filenames had gotten too long. So I just moved teh all tfe folders to C:\ and named the top folder Vista. Working on burning a DVD now.

This post has been edited by FaceMouth: 11 August 2008 - 11:01 AM