The capture-image option is unknown

Question

Hi, 
I'm trying to capture the C drive to a Image.
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
Booted OS: WinPE 3
Command: Dism /Capture-Image /ImageFile:R:\WinRE\restore.wim /CaptureDir:C:\ /Name:"Win 7 Home Premium Restore"
But I get the following error:
The capture-image option is unknown
Although this is the EXACT way as described in the Documentation from Microsoft.
What's going on here?
BR, 
Tom

Answer 1

The error "The capture-image option is unknown" may be due to you not using a absolute path to DISM.EXE in your batch file. DISM is the replacement for IMAGEX (I use it all of the time). It will capture and apply an image along with all of the other
IMAGEX functionality. Since it is already installed in Windows 8 and on the Install media, you can run it and image a folder or your entire drive directly from the Windows 8 install media without having to create your own WinPE CD (from the Windows 8 install
media:   REPAIR - TROUBLESHOOTING - ADVANCED - COMMAND PROMPT). Below is the batch file I use. You just need it on a logical drive which isn't in the folder path you are capturing, preferably a different logical drive than the target. It
is pretty generic and it will prompt you for your selections. It will format your target drive during an APPLY if you select yes. It names the WIM image based on the current date and time. DISM needs a scratch directory to write to and it is created in
the folder you save your image to. Use at your own risk (I am not entirely sure the formatting in this thread left things alone, but it does appear to have). Let me know if you have any questions.
HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE INPUT YOU WILL BE ASKED FOR
    ------- THIS SCRIPT IS FOR CAPTURING AND APPLYING DISM IMAGES -------
Enter the imaging action you want to execute
(Capture, Apply). . . . . . . . . capture
Enter the target location (drive\directory) where you want to CAPTURE your
backup image. . . . . . . . . . . d:\images\a780lw800
Enter the path (drive\directory) you want to backup (CAPTURE)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c:\
HERE IS THE VERIFICATION PROMPT
Verify the below selections prior to beginning . . .
IMAGING ACTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . capture
LOCATION WHERE IMAGE WILL BE SAVED . . . d:\images\a780lw800
DRIVE\DIRECTORY TO BACKUP (CAPTURE). . . c:\
IMAGE NAME OF BACKUP (CAPTURE) . . . . . 20121122_0819.wim
Does the above selections appear correct? (yes, no)
@echo off
::    This batch file was created by Curtis Tittle Sr.
::    Last updated on 11-22-2012 at 6:20am
cls
echo.
echo     ------- THIS SCRIPT IS FOR CAPTURING AND APPLYING DISM IMAGES -------
echo.
echo.
set today=
set now=
set now2kf4=
set now2kl1=
set newnow=
set newnowf2=
set newnowl2=
set newnow=
set now1=
set now12=
set now2=
set now3=
set mltryhour=13
set mltryhour=14
set mltryhour=15
set mltryhour=16
set mltryhour=17
set mltryhour=18
set mltryhour=19
set mltryhour=20
set mltryhour=21
set mltryhour=22
set mltryhour=23
set mltryhour=12
set mltryhour=
set mltrytime=
set currentdaytime=
FOR /F "tokens=1-4 delims=/ " %%I IN ('DATE /t') DO SET today=%%L%%J%%K
FOR /F "tokens=1-4 delims=:-. " %%G IN ('time /t') DO SET now=%%G%%H%%I
::  Last 1 characters of the time
set now2kck=%now:~-1%
if /I "%now2kck%"=="a" goto w2k
if /I "%now2kck%"=="p" goto w2k
goto wxp
:w2k
::  First 4 characters of the time
set now2kf4=%now:~0,4%
::  Last 1 characters of the time
set now2kl1=%now2kf4:~-1%
if /I "%now2kl1%"=="a" goto add0
if /I "%now2kl1%"=="p" goto add0
goto noadd0
:add0
set newnow=0%now:~0,3%
set newnowf2=%newnow:~0,2%
set newnowl2=%newnow:~-2%
set newnow=%newnowf2%:%newnowl2% %now2kck%m
set now=%newnowf2%%newnowl2%%now2kck%m
goto noww2k
:noadd0
set newnow=%now:~0,4%
set newnowf2=%newnow:~0,2%
set newnowl2=%newnow:~-2%
set newnow=%newnowf2%:%newnowl2% %now2kck%m
set now=%newnowf2%%newnowl2%%now2kck%m
goto noww2k
:wxp
FOR /F "tokens=1-4 delims=:-. " %%G IN ('time /t') DO SET now=%%G%%H%%I
:noww2k
FOR /F "tokens=1-4 delims=/ " %%I IN ('DATE /t') DO SET today=%%L%%J%%K
::  First 2 characters of the time
set now1=%now:~0,2%
::  First 4 characters of the time
set now12=%now:~0,4%
::  Middle 2 characters of the time
set now2=%now12:~-2%
::  Last 2 characters of the time
set now3=%now:~-2%
if /I not "%now3%"=="pm" goto skpmltryhour
::  Setting the military hour
if "%now1%"=="01" set mltryhour=13
if "%now1%"=="02" set mltryhour=14
if "%now1%"=="03" set mltryhour=15
if "%now1%"=="04" set mltryhour=16
if "%now1%"=="05" set mltryhour=17
if "%now1%"=="06" set mltryhour=18
if "%now1%"=="07" set mltryhour=19
if "%now1%"=="08" set mltryhour=20
if "%now1%"=="09" set mltryhour=21
if "%now1%"=="10" set mltryhour=22
if "%now1%"=="11" set mltryhour=23
if "%now1%"=="12" set mltryhour=12
goto setmltrytime
:skpmltryhour
::  Setting the military hour
set mltryhour=%now1%
if "%now1%"=="12" set mltryhour=00
goto setmltrytime
:setmltrytime
::  Setting the military time
set mltrytime=%mltryhour%%now2%
goto setcurrentdaytime
:setcurrentdaytime
::  Setting the current day with the military time
set currentdaytime=%today%_%mltrytime%
set dismaction=
set scrtchdir=
set captureimgloc=
set capturepath=
set vercptrinput=
set sourcepath=
set sourcewim=
set applypath=
set frmtdrv=
set verapplinput=
echo=Enter the imaging action you want to execute
SET /P dismaction=(Capture, Apply). . . . . . . . .
if /i "%dismaction%"=="capture" goto capture
if /i "%dismaction%"=="apply" goto apply
if /i "%dismaction%"=="" echo. & echo You must enter an imaging action & goto end
echo. & echo You entered an invalid choice. You must enter Capture or Apply & goto end
goto %dismaction%
:capture
echo.
echo=Enter the target location (drive\directory) where you want to CAPTURE your
SET /P captureimgloc=backup image. . . . . . . . . . .
if /i "%captureimgloc%"=="" echo. & echo You must enter a target location where you want to CAPTURE your backup image & goto end
if not exist %captureimgloc% echo. & echo You entered an invalid target location & goto end
::  First 2 characters of SCRATCHDIR
set scrtchdir=%captureimgloc:~0,2%
if not exist %scrtchdir%\images\scratchdir md %scrtchdir%\images\scratchdir
echo.
echo=Enter the path (drive\directory) you want to backup (CAPTURE)
SET /P capturepath=. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
if /i "%capturepath%"=="" echo. & echo You must enter a drive\directory to backup (CAPTURE) & goto end
if not exist %capturepath% echo. & echo You entered an invalid drive\directory to backup (CAPTURE) & goto end
cls
echo.
echo Verify the below selections prior to beginning . . .
echo.
echo IMAGING ACTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . %dismaction%
echo LOCATION WHERE IMAGE WILL BE SAVED . . . %captureimgloc%
echo DRIVE\DIRECTORY TO BACKUP (CAPTURE). . . %capturepath%
echo IMAGE NAME OF BACKUP (CAPTURE) . . . . . %currentdaytime%.wim
echo.
SET /P vercptrinput=Does the above selections appear correct? (yes, no)
if /i "%vercptrinput%"=="" echo. & echo You must enter yes or no & goto end
if /i "%vercptrinput%"=="yes" goto startcapture
if /i "%vercptrinput%"=="no" goto end
goto end
:startcapture
@echo on
%systemroot%\system32\Dism.exe /capture-image /ImageFile:%captureimgloc%\%currentdaytime%.wim /CaptureDir:%capturepath% /LogLevel:3 /LogPath:%captureimgloc%\%currentdaytime%.log /Compress:max /CheckIntegrity /Verify /ScratchDir:%scrtchdir%\images\scratchdir
/Name:"DISM WIM image of %capturepath%"
@echo off
goto end
:apply
echo.
echo=Enter the path to the drive\directory where the image is you want to APPLY
SET /P sourcepath=. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
if /i "%sourcepath%"=="" echo. & echo You must enter a path where there is a valid WIM image file & goto end
if not exist %sourcepath%\*.wim echo. & echo You entered an invalid path & goto end
echo.
dir %sourcepath%\*.wim /b /on
echo.
echo Enter a WIM image filename from the above available captured images to APPLY
SET /P sourcewim=(exclude the WIM file ext.) . . .
if /i "%sourcewim%"=="" echo. & echo You must enter a WIM image filename to APPLY & goto end
if not exist %sourcepath%\%sourcewim%.wim echo. & echo You entered an invalid WIM image file [%sourcewim%.wim] & goto end
::  First 2 characters of SCRATCHDIR
set scrtchdir=%sourcepath:~0,2%
if not exist %scrtchdir%\images\scratchdir md %scrtchdir%\images\scratchdir
echo.
echo Enter the target restore path (drive\directory) where you want to APPLY
SET /P applypath=the image . . . . . . . . . . . .
if /i "%applypath%"=="" echo. & echo You must enter a path where you want to APPLY the image & goto end
if not exist %applypath% echo. & echo You entered an invalid path to APPLY the image & goto end
echo.
echo Do you want to FORMAT the target drive where you will APPLY the image?
SET /P frmtdrv=(yes, no) . . . . . . . . . . . .
if /i "%frmtdrv%"=="" echo. & echo You must enter yes or no & goto end
if /i "%frmtdrv%"=="yes" goto applyverify
if /i "%frmtdrv%"=="no" goto applyverify
:applyverify
cls
echo.
echo Verify the below selections prior to beginning . . .
echo.
echo IMAGING ACTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . %dismaction%
echo SOURCE IMAGE LOCATION. . . . . . . . . . %sourcepath%
echo IMAGE FILENAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . %sourcewim%.wim
echo IMAGE RESTORE PATH . . . . . . . . . . . %applypath%
echo FORMATTING TARGET DRIVE. . . . . . . . . %frmtdrv%
echo.
set /p verapplinput=Does the above selections appear correct? (yes, no)
if /i "%verapplinput%"=="" echo. & echo You must enter yes or no & goto end
if /i "%verapplinput%"=="no" goto end
if /i "%verapplinput%"=="yes" echo. & goto formatdrive
goto end
:formatdrive
if /i "%frmtdrv%"=="no" goto startapply
::  First 2 characters of APPLYPATH
set frmtpath=%applypath:~0,2%
echo.
if not exist %frmtpath%\bootmgr echo The folder selected is not a SYSTEM folder & goto end
echo The SYSTEM drive has been verified for FORMATTING & echo.
%systemroot%\system32\format.com %frmtpath% /fs:ntfs /q /v:SYSTEM /x /y
:startapply
@echo on
%systemroot%\system32\Dism.exe /apply-image /imagefile:%sourcepath%\%sourcewim%.wim /index:1 /ApplyDir:%applypath% /LogLevel:3 /LogPath:%sourcepath%\%sourcewim%.log /ScratchDir:%scrtchdir%\images\scratchdir
@echo off
goto end
:end