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  1. THOUGHTZEUS4865
    ThoughtZeus4865 Win User

    INSTALL.WIM patching: Must I remove a previous cumulative update from wim?


    INSTALL.WIM patching: Must I remove a previous cumulative update from wim or does the servicing stack handle that? IOW, the WIM doesn't experience bloat from simply adding subsequent cumulative updates, correct? Thanks.

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    ThoughtZeus4865, Jul 28, 2023
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  2. JOHNSPACK
    johnspack Win User

    Compacting a wim file?

    Sorry, no idea where to put this. I just recently learned how to use dism. I use it to slipstream all hotfixes and ie10 ect into an AIO install disc. The problem is, it creates a huge install.wim after 8 index mounts and slipstreams. Considering all 8 images use the same darn wim and files, don't know why it has to increase the wim size by 1gig. Either I need to figure out how to use the same wim.install file for all indexes, or I need to compact the wim file which is now 4gbs with ie10 and all updates to April. Any way to do either?
     
    johnspack, Jul 28, 2023
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  3. JOHNSPACK
    johnspack Win User
    Compacting a wim file?

    Actually it turns out the answer is the dism that comes with Win8. Using the new Export-Image command, and a simple batch file, was able to compress my AIO wim by several hundred mbs.
     
    johnspack, Jul 28, 2023
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  4. GREG CARMACK - WINDOWS MVP 2010-2020
    Greg Carmack - Windows MVP 2010-2020 Win User

    INSTALL.WIM patching: Must I remove a previous cumulative update from wim?

    WIM File

    What I see is some kind of Windows Recovery drive or copy of C drive, along with two large .wim files that possibly contain your pictures if the size is about the same as their aggregate size.

    TBH Perry I've never seen anything quite this freakish to happen to pictures on a flash stick. I have kept my files on a flash stick before that is also created as bootable installation media or recovery drive and never had them convert. To have them convert to a .wim file which is normally only contains the Windows operating system is perplexing.

    However we do know that .wim files can be mounted and have their files extracted. I gave you the steps for this already. So that's what I'd try next.
     
    Greg Carmack - Windows MVP 2010-2020, Jul 28, 2023
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