Windows Imaging Format
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The '''Windows Imaging Format''' is a file-based disk image format (as opposed to a [[Disk Image Formats|sector-based one]]) used to preserve and distribute a complete copy of a set of files with all its MS-Windows filesystem structure and metadata. It is created with the ImageX command line tool, part of the free Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK). | The '''Windows Imaging Format''' is a file-based disk image format (as opposed to a [[Disk Image Formats|sector-based one]]) used to preserve and distribute a complete copy of a set of files with all its MS-Windows filesystem structure and metadata. It is created with the ImageX command line tool, part of the free Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK). | ||
Revision as of 23:43, 5 March 2014
The Windows Imaging Format is a file-based disk image format (as opposed to a sector-based one) used to preserve and distribute a complete copy of a set of files with all its MS-Windows filesystem structure and metadata. It is created with the ImageX command line tool, part of the free Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK).