Import a Previously Captured Image of a Reference Computer

MDT allows you to import previously captured images of reference computers or other custom images into the Deployment Workbench. Import the operating system using the Import Operating System Wizard in the Deployment Workbench.

To import an operating system from a previously captured image of a reference computer

1. Click Start, and then point to All Programs. Point to Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, and then click Deployment Workbench.

2. In the Deployment Workbench console tree, go to Deployment Workbench/Deployment Shares/deployment_share/Operating Systems (where deployment_share is the name of the deployment share to which the operating system will be added).

3. In the Actions pane, click Import Operating System.

The Import Operating System Wizard starts.

4. Complete the Import Operating System Wizard using the information in Table 33.

Table 33. Information for Completing the Import Operating System Wizard

On this wizard page	Do this
OS Type	Click Custom image file, and then click Next.
Source	In Source file, type source_file (where source_file is the fully qualified path to the WIM image file containing the operating system source files), and then click Next. Note Alternatively, click Browse to find the source WIM image.
Setup	Select one of the following options based on your requirements, and then click Next: · Setup and Sysprep files are not needed. Select this option when no Setup files for a Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 image or Sysprep files for a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 image will be copied. · Copy Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 setup files from the specified path. Select this option to copy the Setup files from a folder containing the Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Setup files when those files are not available in another operating system in the Deployment Workbench. In Setup source directory, type or click Browse to find the folder containing the Setup files. · Copy Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 Sysprep files from the specified path. Select this option to copy the Sysprep files from a folder containing the Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 Sysprep or DEPLOY.CAB files required to install the image specified. In Sysprep directory. Click Browse to find the folder containing the Sysprep files. Note The default option is Setup and Sysprep files are not needed.
Destination	In Destination directory name, type destination_folder (where destination_folder is the name of the folder in the deployment share that will contain the operating system source files), and then click Next.
Summary	Click Next.
Confirmation	Tip Click Save Output to save the output of the wizard to a file, or click View Script to view the Windows PowerShell scripts used to perform the wizard tasks. Click Finish.

The Import Operating System Wizard finishes. The operating system is added to the list of operating systems in the details pane of the Deployment Workbench.

If you attempt to import a custom image that does not have an Edition ID, the wizard fails with an error similar to the following:

Setup failed applying image F:\Deploy\Operating Systems\W2K8R2RTM\W2K8R2RTM.wim, rc = 31

ZTI ERROR – Non-zero return code by LTIApply, rc = 31.

To resolve this issue, add an Edition ID to the image by running the following command (where edition_id is the appropriate SKU ID as defined in the original factory image or in the Windows AIK, wim_file is the name of the WIM file, new_image_name is the new image name, and new_image_description is the new description for the image):

imagex /flags <edition_id> /info <wim_file> 1 <new_image_name> <new_image_description>