InstallTo
specifies the disk and partition where
you install the Windows operating system image.
You must specify valid values for the DiskID and PartitionID settings. If you are installing to a blank disk, you must create and format partitions with the CreatePartitions and ModifyPartitions settings.
Comparison of OSImage Settings: InstallTo and InstallToAvailablePartition
For unattended installations, you must specify either the InstallTo or the InstallTo setting.
Microsoft-Windows-Setup\ImageInstall\OSImage\InstallTo |
Installs Windows to a specified disk and partition. |
Microsoft-Windows-Setup\ImageInstall\OSImage\InstallToAvailablePartition |
Installs Windows to the first available partition that has enough space and does not already contain an installation of Windows. |
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In the OSImage setting, if you set the InstallToAvailablePartition setting to true, do not set the InstallTo setting.If both InstallToAvailablePartition and InstallTo are set the installation will fail. |
Child Elements
Specifies the disk identifier of the hard disk on which to install Windows. |
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Specifies the partition identifier of the partition on which to install Windows. |
Valid Passes
windowsPE
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-Setup | ImageInstall | OSImage | InstallTo
Applies To
For a list of the supported Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Setup.
XML Example
The following XML output shows how to set the ImageInstall setting to install both an operating-system image and a data image.
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<ImageInstall> <OSImage> <InstallFrom> <Credentials> <Domain>FabrikamDomain</Domain> <Password>MyPassword</Password> <Username>MyUsername</Username> </Credentials> <Path>\\networkshare\share\install.wim</Path> <MetaData wcm:action="add"> <Key>/IMAGE/NAME</Key> <Value>FabrikamCustomOSImage</Value> </MetaData> </InstallFrom> <InstallTo> <DiskID>0</DiskID> <PartitionID>1</PartitionID> </InstallTo> <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI> <InstallToAvailablePartition>false</InstallToAvailablePartition> </OSImage> <DataImage wcm:action="add"> <InstallTo> <DiskID>0</DiskID> <PartitionID>2</PartitionID> </InstallTo> <InstallFrom> <Credentials> <Domain>FabrikamDomain</Domain> <Password>MyPassword</Password> <Username>MyUsername</Username> </Credentials> <Path>\\networkshare\share\data.wim</Path> <MetaData wcm:action="add"> <Key>/IMAGE/NAME</Key> <Value>FabrikamData</Value> </MetaData> </InstallFrom> <Order>1</Order> </DataImage> </ImageInstall> |