If you\u2019re reading this then you\u2019re probably a geek.\u00a0 And you probably downloaded Windows 7 from TechNet or MSDN last week.\u00a0 You\u2019ll have noticed that MS did not take advantage of WIM files (multiple images in one file thanks to single instance storage of the contained files).\u00a0 Normally you boot up the DVD\/ISO and choose and edition to install.\u00a0 However, the ISO\u2019s that MS shared last week are specific and at first glance, only contain 1 edition, e.g. Business, Ultimate, etc.<\/p>\n
Wes Lazara posted<\/a> this and something else over the weekend.\u00a0 On inspection, the INSTALL.WIM file does <\/em>contain the other images \u2013 as we would have expected originally.\u00a0 It\u2019s just MS placed a file called EI.CFG<\/a> on the DVD to restrict what the installer would show.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 I\u2019ve no idea.\u00a0 It seems dumb to me.\u00a0 One of the great things about WIM is the ability to have more than one image.\u00a0 Does Microsoft think we\u2019re dumb and need help in this matter?\u00a0 If you are that<\/em> dumb should you really be installing an operating system?<\/p>\n \u00a0 <\/p>\n If you\u2019re reading this then you\u2019re probably a geek.\u00a0 And you probably downloaded Windows 7 from TechNet or MSDN last week.\u00a0 You\u2019ll have noticed that MS did not take advantage of WIM files (multiple images in one file thanks to single instance storage of the contained files).\u00a0 Normally you boot up the DVD\/ISO and choose … Continue reading “Strangeness With Install.wim on Windows 7 Media”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-desktop"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t