Chapter 21. Using the Deployment Image Service and Management (DISM) Tool

This chapter provides information and commands concerning the following topics:

Online servicing versus offline servicing

Mounting images

Getting information about mounted images

Modifying images

Saving images

Online Servicing Versus Offline Servicing

You can use the Deployment Image Service and Management (dism) tool to service images offline. In other words, you can service images without having the image booted into the operating system. The following table describes online and offline servicing methods.

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As a reminder, Figure 21-1 shows how dism fits into the ...

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