What are the dependencies?
The steps for deploying a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 image to a .vhd file depends on the Windows deployment tools, including Imagex.exe. Imagex.exe is used to capture a Windows operating system partition into a Windows Image (.wim) file format, and to apply a .wim file to a file system partition (which may reside inside a .vhd file).
Imagex.exe is one of the tools in the Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK). You must install the latest version of the Windows AIK at Windows Automated Installation Kit for Windows 7 Beta. The Windows AIK download is an ISO image that you burn to a DVD and then install on your system. After installing the Windows AIK, ImageX.exe is located in the Windows AIK\PE Tools directory.
A native boot of Windows 7 from a .vhd file also requires the Windows 7 boot environment. The Windows 7 boot environment is initialized during a full operating system installation and includes the Windows Boot Manager, Boot Configuration Data (BCD), and other supporting files.
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