Windows 7 Imaging a VM, What are my disk drives

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I'm doing a Windows 7 tutorial. In it I'm imaging a Windows 7 Virtual Machine. I rebooted the VM and booted from my physical WinPE CD.

The book SPTK 70-680 (Ian McLean) gives pretty good instructions but I have different drive letters than what’s in the book.
The book says to enter
e:\imagex.exe /capture c: d:\images\myimage.wim “Canberra Windows 7 Install” /compress fast /verify

But then I have to change the drive letters in the command. How do I see "my computer" from the WinPE dot prompt?

When I booted the VM off of my WinPE physical CD, then I see
D: system files, no label
E: CD ROM
X: boot

When my VM is booted into Windows 7 (not off of WinPE CD) I see
C: system files
D: CD drive
E: a new drive I created, because I want to send the image there.

I need to know
1. The drive with the physical CD - E:
2. The drive letter of what I will image
3. The drive letter of where I send the image

How can I do that?

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Virtual Box 3.2.12
Windows 7 Enterprise
Book: Exam 70-680, Configuring Windows 7, Self Paced Training Kit, Ian McLean

 

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To determine the correct drive letters for imaging a Windows 7 Virtual Machine from a WinPE environment, you need to identify the specific drive letters as seen from both WinPE and the Windows 7 operating system. Here's how you can determine the drive letters for each component:

Drive Letters Identification:​

1. WinPE Environment:
   • Drive with Physical CD (WinPE CD): Normally, the physical CD drive is assigned a letter. In your case, it's E: as indicated.
   • Drive for Imaging (Windows 7 Drive): This is the drive from which you will capture the image. You need to find the drive that corresponds to the Windows 7 installation you want to image. In WinPE, it could be a different drive letter than when Windows 7 is running.
   • Destination Drive for Image: This is the drive where you want to save the captured image. It's essential to identify this drive as it should have enough space for the image file.
   []Windows 7 Operating System:
   • Drive Configuration in Windows 7:
     • C: - System files
     • D: - CD drive
     • E: - New drive created for saving the image

       Commands to Identify Drive Letters:​

       To identify the drive letters in WinPE and in the Windows 7 environment, you can use the following commands:
   []In WinPE Prompt:
   • To check the drive letters in WinPE, you can use the following command:

     cmd wpeutil Reboot diskpart list volume exit

2. In Windows 7 Command Prompt:
   • To confirm the drive letters in the Windows 7 environment, you can run the following command:

     cmd wmic logicaldisk get caption,description

     Drive Mapping Example:​

     Based on your description, the drive letters might be mapped as follows:
   • WinPE Environment:
   • E: - Physical CD (WinPE CD)
   • C: - Windows 7 Drive for Imaging
   • X: - Boot
   • Windows 7 Environment:
   • C: - System files
   • D: - CD drive
   • E: - Destination drive for image By using the commands provided above, you can accurately identify the drive letters in both environments and adjust your commands accordingly for capturing and saving the image in the WinPE environment.