System Image Manager

Where can I download the Windows System Image Manager?
I want to setup a preinstallion image and I need to generate an answer file but I need the SIM.

WSIM is part of the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK). Download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c7d4bc6d-15f3-4284-9123-679830d629f2&DisplayLang=en

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Trying to Create a Catalog file using WSIM (Windows System Image Manager)

I have been looking online for a solution to htis problem for days and come up with nothing so any help would be amazingly helpful.
I have created a Windows 8.1 image which I would like to role out to all users within my company but when trying to create a catalog file I am getting an erorr message saying "Windows SIM was unable to generate a catalog." It says "Mounting
Windows Image file......This might take a few minutes" and then fails after 6-7mins.
When opening the log file I get this:
10:00 : Cannot obtain read/write access for F:\sources\install.wim.
In order to generate a catalog file, you must have read/write access to the Windows image file and its containing folder.
10:13 :
10:13 : Windows SIM was unable to generate a catalog. For troubleshooting assistance, see the topic: 'Windows System Image Manager Technical Reference' in the Windows OPK or Windows AIK User's Guide.
10:13 :
10:13 : System.InvalidOperationException: The operation failed to complete. ---> System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.ArgumentNullException: String reference not set to
an instance of a String.
Parameter name: source
   at System.Globalization.CompareInfo.IsPrefix(String source, String prefix, CompareOptions options)
   at ?A0xfe36268f.ConvertToNtPath(String path)
   at Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.CbsSessionAdaptor..ctor(String bootDrive, String imageWinDir, String servicingPath)
   at Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.OfflineImageImpl.InitializePackages()
   at Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.OfflineImageImpl..ctor(OfflineImageInfo imageInfo)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at System.RuntimeMethodHandle._InvokeConstructor(Object[] args, SignatureStruct& signature, IntPtr declaringType)
   at System.Reflection.RuntimeConstructorInfo.Invoke(BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)
   at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceImpl(BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[] activationAttributes)
   at Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.Cpi.PlatformImplementation.CreateOfflineImageInstance(OfflineImageInfo imageInfo)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
The one image that did work (LiteTouchPE_x64.wim) was from the OS I imported to Microsoft Workbench but the components are different to any that I have seen online when looking on how to do this.
I have made sure that the architecture is x64 and tried from ISO files I have on the system already but get the same error.
This is the first project I have been involved in and only ever done IT support before this.
Thanks for your help in advance.

Yes I am trying to capture a reference image that I have created on another machine and then reploy this through MDT. I am trying to open the Unattend.xml file because the "Capture and Sysprep" fails on the reference machine when trying to run
Sysprep. When I try to open the Unattend.xml file in MDT I get the error below:
Performing operation "generate" on Target "Catalog".
Starting: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Deployment Toolkit\Bin\Microsoft.BDD.Catalog35.exe" "D:\Windows8.1 TEST3\Operating Systems\Windows8.1 x64\Sources\install.wim" 1 > "C:\Users\*****\AppData\Local\Temp\3\Microsoft.BDD.Catalog.log"
2>&1
No existing catalog file found.
PROGRESS: 0: Starting.
PROGRESS: 0: Creating mount folder: C:\Users\*****\AppData\Local\Temp\3\IMGMGR_install_Windows 8.1 Enterprise_njegg3ph.con.
PROGRESS: 5: Creating temp folder: C:\Users\*****\AppData\Local\Temp\3\IMGMGR_install_temp_qj0x3ga5.obv.
PROGRESS: 10: Mounting Windows image: D:\Windows8.1 TEST3\Operating Systems\Windows8.1 x64\Sources\install.wim. This might take a few minutes.
ERROR: Unable to generate catalog on D:\Windows8.1 TEST3\Operating Systems\Windows8.1 x64\Sources\install.wim: System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process
   at Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.WimImageInfo.PreCreateCatalog()
   at Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.OfflineImageInfo.CreateCatalog()
   at Microsoft.BDD.Catalog.Program.DoCatalog()
Non-zero return code from catalog utility, rc = 2002

Windows System Image Manager doesn't see any ISO image

I am training for the 70-680 and am trying to create an answer file in Windows System Image Manager. When I click "File" and try to select an ISO image, none of my ISO files appear although I can see the rest of the files in the share.
What am I missing?
I need a vacation.

You can see in the GUI for WSIM that you can only open .clg (catalog) or .wim (windows image) when opening a Windows image.

Windows System Image Manager (WSIM) fails to catalog

WSIM (version 6.3.9600.16384) from Windows 8.1 AIK does not work with Windows 10 Preview Enterprise. It fails to generate a catalog file for the Windows 10 .wim image.
Error message shown below
Log file
1:39 PM : This application requires version 6.3.9600.16384 of the Windows ADK.
Install this version to correct the problem
1:44 PM :
1:44 PM : Windows SIM was unable to generate a catalog. For troubleshooting assistance, see the topic: 'Windows System Image Manager Technical Reference' in the Windows ADK User's Guide.
1:44 PM :
1:44 PM : System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception (0x80004005): Unknown error (0xc1420117)
Server stack trace:
   at Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.WimImageInfo.PostCreateCatalog()
   at Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.OfflineImageInfo.CreateCatalog()
   at Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.CatalogCreatorImpl.CreateCatalog(OfflineImageInfo offlineImageInfo)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink._PrivateProcessMessage(IntPtr md, Object[] args, Object server, Object[]& outArgs)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink.SyncProcessMessage(IMessage msg)
Exception rethrown at [0]:
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type)
   at Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.ICatalogCreator.CreateCatalog(OfflineImageInfo offlineImageInfo)
   at Microsoft.ComponentStudio.CatalogGenerator.CreateCat(ProgressDialog pd, Object o)
WSIM Version
Surprising that it fails on the cleaning up portion, after mounting, serializing and un-mounting the Image.
Is there an updated version of AIK or WSIM that needs to be used?

It uses a new image format. The DISM and imaging api from even version 6.3.x (win 8.1) won't be able to access it.
But I think it's got some issues. I can do a get-windowsimage -ImagePath install.wim and see the images, but dism /image:install.wim /? says "Unable to access the image. Same with the boot wim.
Here's what dism.log says that is relevant:
2014-10-09 13:25:29, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=1724 TID=3028 Loading Provider from location C:\Windows\System32\Dism\FfuProvider.dll
- CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider
2014-10-09 13:25:29, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=1724 TID=3028 Connecting to the provider located at C:\Windows\System32\Dism\FfuProvider.dll.
- CDISMProviderStore::Internal_LoadProvider
2014-10-09 13:25:29, Error                 DISM   FolderManager: PID=1724 base\ntsetup\opktools\dism\providers\folderprovider\dll\folderimage.h:190 - CFolderImage::CreateFolderImage(hr:0x80070032)
2014-10-09 13:25:29, Info                  DISM   DISM WIM Provider: PID=1724 TID=3028 [c:\temp\boot.wim] does not exist and is not a WIM mount point. - CWimMountedImageInfo::Initialize
2014-10-09 13:25:29, Info                  DISM   DISM VHD Provider: PID=1724 TID=3028 [c:\temp\boot.wim] is not recognized by the DISM VHD provider. - CVhdImage::Initialize
2014-10-09 13:25:29, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=1724 TID=3028 Getting Provider VHDManager - CDISMProviderStore::GetProvider
2014-10-09 13:25:29, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=1724 TID=3028 Provider has previously been initialized. Returning the existing instance.
- CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider
2014-10-09 13:25:29, Info                  DISM   DISM VHD Provider: PID=1724 TID=3028 [c:\temp\boot.wim] is not recognized by the DISM VHD provider. - CVhdImage::Initialize
2014-10-09 13:25:29, Info                  DISM   DISM Imaging Provider: PID=1724 TID=3028 The provider VHDManager does not support CreateDismImage on c:\temp\boot.wim
- CGenericImagingManager::CreateDismImage
2014-10-09 13:25:29, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=1724 TID=3028 Getting Provider WimManager - CDISMProviderStore::GetProvider
2014-10-09 13:25:29, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=1724 TID=3028 Provider has previously been initialized. Returning the existing instance.
- CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider
2014-10-09 13:25:29, Info                  DISM   DISM WIM Provider: PID=1724 TID=3028 [c:\temp\boot.wim] does not exist and is not a WIM mount point. - CWimMountedImageInfo::Initialize
2014-10-09 13:25:29, Info                  DISM   DISM Imaging Provider: PID=1724 TID=3028 The provider WimManager does not support CreateDismImage on c:\temp\boot.wim
- CGenericImagingManager::CreateDismImage
2014-10-09 13:25:29, Info                  DISM   DISM Imaging Provider: PID=1724 TID=3028 No imaging provider supported CreateDismImage for this path - CGenericImagingManager::CreateDismImage
2014-10-09 13:25:29, Error                 DISM   DISM.EXE: Failed to access the image folder or image's windows folder.
2014-10-09 13:25:29, Info                  DISM   DISM.EXE: Image session has been closed. Reboot required=no.

Windows System Image Manager Error?

Hi Everyone,
I am having an issue trying to create an answer file through the WSIM. I locate the .wim I need and attempt to create the catalog file it needs first to do the task. However when I do attempt to create this catalog file I get the following error message:
There was an error generating a catalog file for the image ********* in Windows image file G:\RemoteInstall\Images\*******\*******.wim
Keep in mind the *** are just substitutes for the actual names.
If I attempt to just create a new answer file I am prompted with the message box "Editing an answer file without opening a Windows Image will result in limited functionality. Do you want to open a Windows image file now?
I choose yes then open the image and am informed -
"The catalog file for ******** cannot be opened for the following reason: Cannot fine the catalog file associated with the Window image ****. You must have a valid catalog file to continue. Do you want to create a catalog file?"
I click yes and then I get the same message as list on top. I am an admin on this box. Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks in advance for your input.

Hi,
First I would like to confirm if you are using the latest version of WAIK –WAIK 1.1. If not, I suggest installing WAIK 1.1 from the following site:
Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=94bb6e34-d890-4932-81a5-5b50c657de08&DisplayLang=en
In addition, please make sure you are generating a catalog file for a install.wim file. You cannot generate a catalog file for a boot.wim file.
Because of the changes in the servicing stack in Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows Server 2008, Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM) cannot create catalog files for some Windows images of different architecture types. The following list describes the Image Manager architecture types and catalogs that can be created for each one.
x86 Windows SIM:
Can create catalogs for x86, x64, and Itanium-based Windows images.
x64 Windows SIM:
Can create catalogs only for x64 Windows images.
Itanium-based Windows SIM:
Can create catalogs only for Itanium-based Windows images.
Please confirm if what version of Windows SIM you are using. I recommend installing x86 Windows SIM.
For more information, please refer to the following thread:
Parameter count mismatch - Windows SIM failed
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3066853&SiteID=17
Hope it helps.
Tim Quan - MSFT

Downloading Windows Update Packages for inclusion with System Image Manager

Is there a tool other than WSUS or SCCM that can download all Windows 8.1 updates for use with System Image Manager? I would like to deploy the updates along with the OS, custom drivers, and custom applications.
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Hi Sean Liming ,
The main purpose is to download all the updates for specific system version image ,right ?
I haven`t heared about such an official released tool to do this .
As for the API ,I have found a tool based on this API developed by our MSDN guys to install the updates ,but I am afraid it doesn`t meet your need.
Searching, Downloading, and Installing Specific Updates
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa387101(v=vs.85).aspx
Get-WindowsUpdates.ps1
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Get-WindowsUpdatesps1-7c82c1f4
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Remote system image management

This is more of an image management than a package management question but the appropriate forum was read-only.
I'm looking into possibly using zen for managing software on an embedded system, but I have some requirements that I would like to know if zen is capable of handling.
The target system is a dual boot linux box. There are 2 bootable partitions, each with a different software version. I need to be able to upload and install a linux boot image to the non-active partition and update grub to allow access to the newly unpacked image. The user can then reboot into the other partition to activate the new software. If there's a problem they can reboot back into the previous version.
We've done this with home grown tools before but there is a desire for better integration with enterprise level management tools.
I'm not set on handling this exactly as described, so if Zen can manage something similar I would be interested in knowing how and would consider adapting our procedure to work with Zen.
Please cc any responses to bruce.edge<at>gmail.com
Thanks
-Bruce

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What/Where is the 32-bit version of Windows System Image Manager?

I'm running into the problem described as follows in the WAIK documentation: "Windows SIM fails to create a catalog for a 32-bit Windows image from a 64-bit version of Windows SIM. To workaround this issue, use the 32-bit version of Windows SIM to
create catalogs for your Windows images."
Question: Where is the 32-bit version of Windows SIM? I can only find a single download for "The Windows® Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows® 7"
Or are the 32-bit tools included in that version? If so, how do I use those instead?

Hi,
The issue should occurs when you install the WAIK on a 64bit Windows 7 machine.
You need install WAIK on a 32bit machine.
Different binary versions of Windows SIM cannot create catalog files for some Windows images of different architecture types. We recommend using the
32-bit version of Windows SIM to create catalog files because this version can create catalogs for all Windows image architecture types. The following list describes the Windows SIM architecture types and catalogs that can be created for each Windows
image architecture type.
x86 Image Manager. Can
create catalogs for x86, x64, and Itanium-based Windows images.
x64 Image Manager. Can
create catalogs only for x64 Windows images.
Itanium-based Image Manager.
Can create catalogs only for Itanium-based Windows images.
This article may helpful to you:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744249(WS.10).aspx
Hope that helps.
Regards,
Leo
Huang
Leo Huang
TechNet Community Support

Change catalog location of Windows System Image Manager

I can't build the catalog of my image because it takes up 20 gigs and fills the hard drive. Can I change the working directory of the program to a drive with more space?
Tools > create catalog > select wim > cooks for about 10 minutes, and eats up all space on C:\ > fails because of lack of disk space.
If I could make it use F:\ it could play with 400 gb instead of my ssd. And yes, the selected wim is on F:\
Moving the executables to F:\ (imgmgr.exe and dlls) doesn't change that it wants to use C:
Do I need to change some pagefile settings around?
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Hi UpTide,
When creating the catalog, imgmgr.exe will mount the WIM file in current user's temp folder, which is under {%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp}. See this picture:
For the Temp file location, we could change it through the following two way:
Navigate to Control Panel\System and Security\System, on the left side, click the
Advanced system settings, on the Advanced tab, click
Environment Variables at the right bottom, see:
Edit both the TEMP and TMP file location (value input) to the same location that you wanted, click OK.
Or
we may edit the TEMP and TMP value with registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment
On the right pane, change the above two values with the same location.
After that reboot to check if issue still insists.
Best regards
Michael Shao
TechNet Community Support

How do I create a user using Windows system image manager?

My goal is to have a reference image that I can install on machines for several different companies. The image needs to have an identical user for all the computers that I will install to. Here is the unattend file. As it is, it creates an administrator
account, with the password I chose. But it does not give the profile the name I want to give it.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
    <settings pass="windowsPE">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS"
xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <SetupUILanguage>
                <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
            </SetupUILanguage>
            <InputLocale>en-US</InputLocale>
            <SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
            <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
            <UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <DiskConfiguration>
                <Disk wcm:action="add">
                    <CreatePartitions>
                        <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Order>1</Order>
                            <Type>Primary</Type>
                            <Extend>true</Extend>
                        </CreatePartition>
                    </CreatePartitions>
                    <DiskID>0</DiskID>
                    <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
                </Disk>
                <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
            </DiskConfiguration>
            <ImageInstall>
                <OSImage>
                    <InstallTo>
                        <DiskID>0</DiskID>
                        <PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
                    </InstallTo>
                    <InstallToAvailablePartition>false</InstallToAvailablePartition>
                    <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
                </OSImage>
            </ImageInstall>
            <UserData>
                <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
            </UserData>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="oobeSystem">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <OOBE>
                <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
                <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
                <ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
            </OOBE>
            <UserAccounts>
                <LocalAccounts>
                    <LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
                        <Password>
                            <Value>**************************************=</Value>
                            <PlainText>false</PlainText>
                        </Password>
                        <Description>Admin</Description>
                        <DisplayName>NameIWant</DisplayName>
                        <Group>administrators</Group>
                        <Name>NameIWant</Name>
                    </LocalAccount>
                </LocalAccounts>
            </UserAccounts>
            <TimeZone>Eastern Standard Time</TimeZone>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <Reseal>
                <Mode>Audit</Mode>
            </Reseal>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim://computer/users/administrator/downloads/new%20folder/install.wim#Windows 7 PROFESSIONAL" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

Hi,
For this issue, i think you may ask in:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?category=w7itpro&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc
Regards.
Vivian Wang

Language Dutch WSIM Windows System Image Manager

How to change to Dutch(Netherlands)?
only NL doesn't work so it's NLD-NL or NL-NLD ?
<SetupUILanguage>
<UILanguage></UILanguage>
</SetupUILanguage>
<InputLocale></InputLocale>
<SystemLocale></SystemLocale>
<UILanguage></UILanguage>
<UserLocale></UserLocale>
Im using EN win 7 64 bit but I want to change the language with answer file

Hi,
You can try nl-nl, and before you can configure language settings, the appropriate language must be installed and configured in the Windows image
Add a Language Pack to a Windows Image
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722424(v=ws.10).aspx
And if you're using an English image, then more change on the answer file is needed, hope this thread will be helpful ( reply posted by Dale Qiao)
example:
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" processorArchitecture="x86">
<SetupUILanguage>
<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
</SetupUILanguage>
<UILanguage>nl-nl</UILanguage>
<SystemLocale>nl-nl</SystemLocale>
<UserLocale>nl-nl</UserLocale>
</component>
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/d40687ba-9c25-424a-8df7-942023bbc015/windows-aik-and-wds
Yolanda Zhu
TechNet Community Support

How do I use copyprofile, image manager and create a wim file to Sysprep a reference Windows 8 computer.

Im trying to deploy a reference machine (configured) to other machines (exact or close image) with different hardware.
I have successfully used sysprep in out of the box, generalise, shutdown mode although i havent tried to deploy this to another device. Unfortunately it doesnt copy the profile to default.
I understand that I have to create an answer file using image manager based on that image, save it to a usb drive and attach this in the sysprep command line when sysprepping it.
My problem is I dont know how to easily capture an image of windows 8 into a wim file so that i can add this into image manager to create a answer file. Im also not sure what I have to do in image manager, is it a simple matter of creating and saving
the answer file or do i have to configure it to copy the profile specifically (theres only one account anyhow).
I also want to know if i have to attach the drivers or are all the standard drivers put into the sysprep image as standard. I would like the machine to be an exactly replica, same as doing a clone (but with the drivers for the new machine installed
so it will boot) same as doing a clone and then repair? If thats possible.
Any specific instructions on this would be helpful. I have read the microsft links but they are somewhat confusing.

I know this is a very late response but I thought I'd post for others who search.
The easiest way to create the .wim file is via WinPE, this guy's two YouTube videos explain the entire process in detail -
Windows 8 ADK Part 1: Capture an OS image - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ8zKX_8E9w
Windows 8 ADK Part 2: Windows Image Deployment - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHIvoqSw_FI
Here's a quick rundown from my notes:
WINPE
Create WinPE via imaging tools command prompt
copype amd64 c:\winpe
makewinpemedia /iso "c:\winpe" "c:\winpe\winpe64.iso"
UNATTEND
Open Windows System Image Manager
Configure unattend.xml
Save unattend.xml to sysprep folder
Create script and save it to sysprep folder to launch sysprep with unattend
@echo off
cd C:\Windows\System32\sysprep
Sysprep /oob /generalize /unattend:C:\Windows\System32\sysprep\unattend.xml
SYSPREP
C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep
Run as administrator
OOBE/Generalize
Shutdown
CONFIGURATION of WINPE
Set IP - netsh int ip set address "Local Area Connection" static 192.168.1.2 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1
Set DNS - netsh int ip set dns name = "Local Area Connection" source = static addr = 192.168.1.4 validate = no
Map Network Name - net use z:
\\WindowsADK\reflex\images password /USER:domain.local\username
DISKPART
diskpart
list disk
select disk zero
list partition
select partition 2 (OS partition #)
Assign letter=S (assigns drive letter to partition)
Exit
DISM
dism /capture-image /imagefile:z:\image.wim /capturedir:s:\ /name:"Windows 8.1 Custom"
Verify image is saved in the image share (z:)
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Image Management System

Is it possible to employ photoshop album starter edition as an image management system for our College staff? The system would require to be searchable over out Intranet and contain many images.

It depends exactly what you want to be able to do. I doubt very much whether you could really get the functionality you'd need, as it's not was PSA SE 3 was designed for.
The paid-for versions have slightly more flexibility, but they are not designed to be multi-user. There are other products designed for such purposes, but they tend to be a little costly.

System Image Utility - Create User - Activate Remote Management

When creating an image with system image utility, based on a DVD image instead of a cloned image, I cannot create a user and activate Remote Management.
I have created an installer package with Apple Remote Desktop that is supposed to do both, however it doesn't work. I do not get an error, but no user is created.
I have tried a post-install script however the dscl command is not recognized even if I put the path /usr/bin/dscl.
I even tried to use a popular package out there called "createUser" but that fails as well.
Has anyone had any luck with this when trying to make a moduler image with System Image Utility?
Message was edited by: NeedSomeAnswer

After configuring all the appropriate settings, I
push the "Create" button and it appears to start
working, prompts me for a location to save the actual
image itself, creates a folder with the default name
and then nothing happens.
ok here's the deal: i created a folder in my OSX server home directory labelled "images" and keep our multiple images there. although you CAN have your images on other drives or on the network, that would take a LOOOOOOOONG time to do the data transfer to the invisible netboot folder on your server. my advice: keep local copies of all images. save a ton of time for yourself, eh?
then, when it's time to use the system image suntility to load up an image, i go to that same location each time, call it up and have the app set to the prefs i want or need. i'm on 10.4.7 server and have had no problem using the software.
so try using images locally and then, if that doesn't work, upgrade to 10.4.7

Operating system image build and management best practices?

how do we create gold images for servers/desktops,
Best practices image management,
How do we control changes?
How do we prevent unauthorized changes (installation of software)?
What tools we can use for above.

I use MDT 2013 Lite Touch to create my images
http://www.gerryhampsoncm.blogspot.ie/2014/03/create-customised-reference-image-with.html
You should use in-built ConfigMgr Role Based Access Control to manage images afterwards (look at the Operating System Deployment Manager role).
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