Chapter 17. Understanding Images
This chapter provides information and commands concerning the following topics:
• Using Windows Deployment Services and images
• Comparing boot and install images
• Comparing thick and thin images
Understanding WIM Files
Windows 7 uses the Windows Imaging Format (WIM) file-based disk image format for installations. A WIM file includes all of the files that are needed for an installation.
Note
Older images were sector based instead of file based. Deploying a sector-based image onto a system would remove the entire contents of the drive where the image was deployed. A file-based image only installs the files and can preserve the existing structure of the system, including existing files. ...
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