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XImage Command Line Options

I have not seen any third-party GUI front ends for XImage yet. Do I have to do it myself? In the meantime, you'll need to keep familiar with the command line arguments offered by XImage. Below is a quick break down:

/append = Appends a volume image into an existing WIM file
/apply = Applies a volume image to the specified drive
/capture = Captures a volume image into a new WIM file
/commit = Commits the changes made to a mounted WIM
/compress = Sets compression type to none, fast or maximum
/config = Uses the specified file to set advanced options
/delete = Deletes an image from a WIM file with multiple images
/dir = Displays a list of files and folders within a volume image
/export = Transfers an image from one WIM file to another WIM file
/info = Returns the store's XML descriptions for the specified WIM
/mount = Mounts an image, with read-only access, to the specified directory
/mountrw = Mounts an image, with read-write access, to the specified directory
/ref = Sets WIM references for an Apply operation
/scroll = Scrolls output for redirection
/split = Splits an existing WIM file into multiple read-only WIM parts
/verify = Verifies duplicate and extracted files
/unmount = Unmounts the image mounted to the specified directory
/? = Returns valid command-line parameters for XImage

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What ever happened to XImage? It doesn't seem to be in my Vista Ultimate retail distribution.

It is actually provided with Windows PE and as part of the Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK). You can download teh AIK from Microsoft:

Download the Windows Automated Installation Kit

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