How do I confirm that slipstreaming have been correctly carried out?

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jraju

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Hi, every one knows that 7 zip could be used to view the files of iso.
my query is related to the increasing size of install.wim due to the process of slip streaming of updates and other fixes
Is it possible to view where the update files are stored in the install.wim which we would normally mount for slip streaming process.
experts please say.
i have seen so much articles on how to slipstream, but not the post check operation of image.
i experienced abrupt stop of windows install , in Expanding files... the second process of install . So , I ask
 
Yes you can open everything and edit with 7zip.
But don´t know what you want to 'check'. NTLite is integrating everything correct, as you would install an KB on a running install. Means the KBs are installed onto the image not copyed and saved somewhere as 'KB....exe'.

Your working folder also contains the wims. You can control that before 'creating' the iso.
 
Hi, vladimr, what i want to check is ,
Alll the updates and other fixes are integrated to only install.wim which is then unmounted.
How do i chen be sure of the process of integration success.
please tell me.
If suppose, the install.wim got updates integrated to the system files, would it not show as separate file is the query.
i had the experience of facing the problem while in expanding stage of install with some decrypt error message, showing a non available E:program data Microsoft decrypt error
i could not reproduce it here.
when the files are copied and then could not decrypt, there is a severe problem.
So, is there a kind of reverse checking.
can i use virtual drive to test the total installation of windows with updates integrated to check and then unmount, if i have no storage problem
can i unmount in the middel of the process without having to loose the life session of the current windows.
i had not tried this. please tell me if you know.
Will the computer boot and restart, while checking thro virtual drive
 
jraju said:
So, is there a kind of reverse checking.
can i use virtual drive to test the total installation of windows with updates integrated to check and then unmount, if i have no storage problem
can i unmount in the middel of the process without having to loose the life session of the current windows.
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- No need for reverse checking, go to temp folder and check the ntlite.log file or to the source folder if no changes to checkboxes in Apply page (can't remember the exact option name for backup log and preset).
- You can install or only load the image in NTLite and go to Update page and check the right side pane.
- You can't, what you can do is set all changes and save a preset in Source page or go to Apply page and select the option to Stop before saving the image. If you don't like the results, go to source and right click to the image and select Unload, in the popup DON'T check the 'save changes to the image' option
 
jraju said:
Could you specifically point out where are the ntlite.log file
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Run NTLite
Open File menu
Select Settings
There is the Temporary directoy where the file ntlite.log is found, an older ntlite.log.bak could be found.

Also, after processing an image, the log file can be found in the source directory (listed in image history).
 
Hi, thanks .
why the service pack kb appears red when I select the added pakages folder?I also see it inyegrates nevertheless.I failed to press create iso. Could I take that my install.wim contain sp1
 
jraju said:
Hi, vladimr, what i want to check is ,
Alll the updates and other fixes are integrated to only install.wim which is then unmounted.
How do i chen be sure of the process of integration success.
please tell me.
If suppose, the install.wim got updates integrated to the system files, would it not show as separate file is the query.
i had the experience of facing the problem while in expanding stage of install with some decrypt error message, showing a non available E:program data Microsoft decrypt error
i could not reproduce it here.
when the files are copied and then could not decrypt, there is a severe problem.
So, is there a kind of reverse checking.
can i use virtual drive to test the total installation of windows with updates integrated to check and then unmount, if i have no storage problem
can i unmount in the middel of the process without having to loose the life session of the current windows.
i had not tried this. please tell me if you know.
Will the computer boot and restart, while checking thro virtual drive
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As Kasual said no need to check. First would be the log.
What you will see in the mounted image/install.wim is that 'C:\Windows\winsxs' got bigger, containing the fallbacks and repair information of all updates, except from that files were changed to newer versions and some got bigger too.
When you really want to check. Let NTLite stop before it unmounts the image, go to NTLites temp folder and check there the file structure. When unmounted the changes will be integrated into the working folder and install.wim. From this with no new changes is your ISO file created.
Go first until the end and control than is not smart.

A Virtual drive is hosted by your running Operating-System, rebooting this running system is of course unmounting every virtual drive. Nevertheless, a Win7 install from a virtualy mounted dvd-iso to a new partition could be possible because everything needed is copyed to the new partition before first reboot, as far as I know.
When depending on an install from DVD the less KBs added the better. A fully updated win7 image needs ~25GB or more.

Using a 'Virtual machine' your OS is not rebooted. You can reboot the virtual machine. A Virtual Drive can be interpreted as a real drive by the "Virtual Machine".

jraju said:
Hi, thanks .
why the service pack kb appears red when I select the added pakages folder?I also see it inyegrates nevertheless.I failed to press create iso. Could I take that my install.wim contain sp1
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Unmount your image from NTLite, mount it again and look into the ntlite.log.
There you will have to find the new version number of windows ...7601... and as descriptor SP1. Not your "HOST:" if on a win7.
Never came across a red marking.

Advice, don´t mess with things you don´t understand until you have a test system and feel capable to find and fix problems.
I hope our answeres help you. In my opinion some where of very basic understanding.
 
vladimir, sharing is caring,
i mounted the install.wim and looked in to the ntlilte.log i could not find 7601.
The log that is required is given from the log file
Skipping EventLog-Application due to reports of breaking Win7 setup
8/28/2020 2:42:21 PM Skipping EventLog-Security due to reports of breaking Win7 setup
8/28/2020 2:42:21 PM Skipping EventLog-System due to reports of breaking Win7 setup
8/28/2020 2:42:21 PM - Gather unattended data
8/28/2020 2:42:21 PM - Timezones
8/28/2020 2:42:22 PM - Keyboards
8/28/2020 2:42:22 PM - Locales
8/28/2020 2:42:22 PM - Gather unattended options
8/28/2020 2:42:22 PM #
8/28/2020 2:42:22 PM Windows 7 Ultimate x64 - Client 6.1.7600.16385
8/28/2020 2:42:22 PM Load preset: Auto-saved session {7A28C4DF-3BC9-46E6-A58B-39968D70A592}
8/28/2020 2:42:22 PM -Loading components
8/28/2020 2:42:22 PM - Apply compatibility options
8/28/2020 2:42:22 PM - Reset
8/28/2020 2:42:22 PM -Loading features
8/28/2020 2:42:22 PM -Loading updates
8/28/2020 2:42:22 PM -Loading drivers
8/28/2020 2:42:22 PM -Loading unattended
8/28/2020 2:42:22 PM - Gather unattended options
8/28/2020 2:42:22 PM -Loading tweaks
8/28/2020 2:42:22 PM -Loading execution list
8/28/2020 2:42:22 PM - Gather existing Post-Setup
8/28/2020 2:42:22 PM -Loading registry list
8/28/2020 2:42:22 PM -Loading apply options
8/28/2020 2:42:22 PM - Gather image list
8/28/2020 2:42:22 PM Save settings
8/28/2020 2:42:22 PM Load image list
8/28/2020 2:42:53 PM #
8/28/2020 2:42:53 PM #
8/28/2020 2:42:53 PM - UR ld0
8/28/2020 2:42:54 PM Completed - Image load
8/28/2020 2:42:54 PM - Gather image list
8/28/2020 2:42:54 PM Save settings
8/28/2020 2:42:54 PM Load image list
Do this short log show any error. I had not got any error prompt
what does this means
Not your "HOST:" if on a win7
1. can i test with install up to the welcome screen. Can i see the service pack mentioned. I will quit, when it does
Instead of reverse setting , would this be safe
 
Yes this loaded image is
" 8/28/2020 2:42:22 PM Windows 7 Ultimate x64 - Client 6.1.7600.16385"

HOST means NTLite is logging there on which windows version NTLite was run.

After installing from a created image under "Control Center/System" the Windows-Edition is stated. There need to stand 'Service Pack 1'.

Just looked right now.
- On oifficial images the file "sources/idwbinfo.txt" says BuildBranch=win7sp1_rtm for SP1 and BuildBranch=win7_rtm non
If NTLite writes this also I don´t know.
- In the install.wim the explorer.exe will have changed its version number
 
jraju, to see which updates were integrated, reload the same image and go to Updates - Existing updates (right-side list).
If any error happened during integration, it would be prompted at the end of processing.
 
Ok, vladimr,
i checked the txt file. As we load only install.wim to make changes , this text file is never touched during the process. There is no change in the date of this file.
 
Hi, nuhi,
will check and report and thanks for the clue.checked and found that kb30200369 has been integrated pending install.
the service stack update , service pack is shown as installed. please give solution.
 
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jraju said:
why the service pack kb appears red when I select the added pakages folder?I also see it inyegrates nevertheless.I failed to press create iso. Could I take that my install.wim contain sp1
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There should be enabled the Analyze button in the tollbar, it is enabled and an update is listed in red when a previous update is needed, click on Analyze and add the listed updates in the popup, NTLite will sort it for you.
 
Hi, Kas , thanks for the clue on the error.
what about this , as i quoted in the previous posts
i had the experience of facing the problem while in expanding stage of install with some decrypt error message, showing a non available E:\:program data\ Microsoft \decrypt error. It was when i installing after formatting the hdd
i could not reproduce it here
 
Hi, kasual,
i mounted a fresh image and selected all updates that are prerequisites for service pack 1. But still the sp update shows in red. In one such update, there are two files available, one exe and one msu files. i have included the msu files to the windows update folder. Shall i have to include the exe file also to the windows updates to get integrated.
how to do . i have mounted all the updates except this exe. kb976932.
 
jraju said:
Hi, kasual,
i mounted a fresh image and selected all updates that are prerequisites for service pack 1. But still the sp update shows in red. In one such update, there are two files available, one exe and one msu files. i have included the msu files to the windows update folder. Shall i have to include the exe file also to the windows updates to get integrated.
how to do . i have mounted all the updates except this exe. kb976932.
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Load Windows 7
Add KB976932
Use Analyze button
Add listed updates (can't remember if there is 1 or 2)

Add lates post SP1 updates.

I have made an update list excluding cumulative updates up to 2018-02
 
Why you are going to integrate SP1 if only unreleased E branch need it? All SP1 ISO can be downloaded.

I'm not sure, but it seems that NTLite needs to be improved in SP1 integration to be more like SP1 ISO.
SP1 EXE includes SSU (KB976902) + SP1 (KB976932) CABs.

SSU needs to be integrated first as usual, after that SP1. I don't know NTLite update process to integrate SP1.
nuhi here is my SP1 integrate scrip that I'm using in my internal updating project. Only SP1 exe installer is needed to perform slipstream.

If anybody interested (if you can't read CMD script code, stop reading now) - place script to near the Updates folder with windows6.1-KB976932-ARCH.exe, mount image and run the sctipt from cmd with parameter 1, path to mounted folder and 2, langcode - en-us / cs-cz etc.
Code: 
"ServicePack.cmd" "mountfolder" "langcode"
 

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hI, Kas,
When i include the sp1.exe, i got a warning of existing , so that i think, that instead of exe, the updates thro window updates , the same package , service pack1 is already installed in the image.
am i correct, moreover, when i open the updates, there are so much kb shown in the right side of the updates screen, as existing updates.. The list is long. But yesterday, when i process it, it just showed , the five updates that i selected , as integrated pending install.
That was when , i just finished process and mount back the file install.wim thro ntlite.
So, i think the exe contains updates of service pack msu s and prerequisite updates
Is there a check video demo, that i could see , how
 
jraju said:
hI, Kas,
am i correct, moreover, when i open the updates, there are so much kb shown in the right side of the updates screen, as existing updates.. The list is long. But yesterday, when i process it, it just showed , the five updates that i selected , as integrated pending install.
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All the updates listed as "Pending install" are already integrated ok.
Windows setup is needed and works like installing an update that ask for reboot to be applied.

The Windows 7 SP1 untouched that i have shows SP1 update as "Pending install".
 
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