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A WIM file is a Windows Imaging Format file used by Microsoft deployment tools like DISM and ImageX to store disk images, including operating system installations, recovery environments, and backup data. On WindowsForum.com, users discuss issues such as missing winre.wim or boot.wim files that cause update errors or installation failures, and how to restore or rebuild them. Others seek methods to modify volume image flags, names, and descriptions within a WIM file without using ImageX, or need help extracting data from WIM-based recovery partitions and backup DVDs. Common themes include troubleshooting deployment errors, automating recovery partition creation in autounattend files, and manually installing Windows from WIM files when setup.exe is absent.
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    Seeking Script for Creating Recovery Partition in Autounattend File

    Hello I have a question I am looking for a script to create a recovery partition to put in an autounattend file
    • Pcgamer27
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    • automated setup autounattend batch file deployment automation disk management dism tool imaging partition partition automation partition script recovery environment recovery partition system restore unattended install wim file windows deployment windows pe windows recovery
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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    winre.wim file missing - need help restoring

    Hello, I'm currently fighting a problem related to Windows Update and the update named 0x80070643. While doing research on this problem, I discovered that winre is not only disabled, but the winre.wim file is missing. Is there a straight-forward way to to rebuild/restore this file? I do not...
    • hikerguy
    • Thread
    • boot issues command prompt configuration disk management error 0x80070643 image restoration iso missing files operating system reagentc recovery environment system restore troubleshooting wim file windows 10 windows pro windows recovery windows update winre
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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    Windows 8 Change the volume image flags values

    Hi I am using Windows 8.1 Update and Windows ADK. Without using the ImageX command, how do I change the volume image flags values displayed with the Dism /Get-ImageInfo /ImageFile:"<WIM_File_Path>\<WIM_Name.wim" /Index:<Image_Index> command? Where are these values stored? Thanks Bye
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    Windows 8 Changing the name and description of the volume images

    Hi I am using Windows 8.1 Update and Windows ADK. How do I change the name and description of the volume images stored in a wim file without using the ImageX command? In other words, if I should change the name and description of 4 volume images contained in a wim file, as I should do to do...
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    Windows 7 Issue in Installing Win 7 over Win XP

    Hi All, I got a AMD Turion Lenovo with win 7 Home Premium. The laptop does not have a CD/DVD drive. Since I had a software which will run only in Win XP, I tried to install Win XP over Win7. This failed miserably and I formatted the entire laptop after taking a back up of the Recovery file. Now...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 back-up and repair

    Would like to know if anyone could share any insight with what to do with a back-up DVD-R containing WIM format files of data. How do you extract and utilize the backed-up data? My new HP with Windows 7 got a virus recently and I was forced to restore laptop to factory condition. Resulting in...
    • mcgivens
    • Thread
    • application backup data recovery dvd-r factory reset itunes microsoft office virus wim file windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  7. Nickel

    Windows 7 Error 0x80070002: Missing Boot.wim File During Windows 7 Installation

    When I launch Windows 7 setup in the install disk, I always get this error: Where do I get this boot.wim file? Any help appreciated, thanks.
    • Nickel
    • Thread
    • boot disk issues error installation missing files setup issues source validity troubleshooting wim file windows 7
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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    Windows 7 Trouble Installing Windows 7: ‘Install.wim’ File Not Found Despite Its Presence

    Okay When I try to install Windows 7 either from a virtual machine or directly booting it normally I get cannot find a particular file. I do not remember the exact message but it goes something like this,,,"cannot find install image(install.wim) because it does not exist" but the file does exist...
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