DISM Step By Step-Using Deployment Image Servicing Management Tool

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In this 13 min Video we take an inside look at DISM.  We walk through the steps to mount an image (WIM) file, enable features, add drivers, remove drivers and finally unmount the image.

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Steps / Commands used in this video!!!  Enjoy!

1. On the desktop, double-click Deployment Tools Command Prompt.

2. The Administrator: Deployment Tools Command Prompt Type dism | more and then press ENTER.

3. Type dism /mount-wim /wimfile:c:imageswindows7install.wim /index:1 /mountdir:c:imagesoffline and then press ENTER.Note: The image mounting process can take about two minutes to complete.

4. When the operation completes, type dism /image:c:imagesoffline /get-packages and then press Enter.

5. Type dism /image:c:imagesoffline /get-features and then press ENTER.

6. Type dism /image:c:imagesoffline /get-featureinfo /featurename:TFTP and then press ENTER.Note: TFTP is case-sensitive.

7. Type dism /image:c:imagesoffline /enable-feature /featurename:TFTP and then press ENTER.Note: This can take about three minutes to complete.

8. When the command completes, type dism /image:c:imagesoffline /get-featureinfo /featurename:TFTP and then press ENTER.

9. Type dism /image:c:imagesoffline /get-drivers and then press ENTER.

10. Type dism /image:c:imagesoffline /add-driver /driver:c:imagesdriverssample.inf and then press ENTER.

11. Type dism /image:c:imagesoffline /get-drivers then press ENTER.

12. Type dism /image:c:imagesoffline /remove-driver /driver:oem1.inf and then press ENTER.

13. Type dism /image:c:imagesoffline /get-drivers then press ENTER.

14. Type dism /unmount-wim /mountdir:c:imagesoffline /discard and then press ENTER.

Dan Stolts

Founder and Chief AI Officer of Just In Time AI, with an IT career that began in 1988 -- nearly four decades of experience. Over a decade of that career went into building ITProGuru into a 250,000-uniques/mo IT-community resource, and he now applies the same teach-first approach to AI systems that run real businesses. Full profile →