Vista installation error!

[SIW2]

If you put vista install.wim in the sources folder of win7 installation media it will install vista

but because

i do a dualboot with xp and 7 x86

you dont need to.

You can do it from within win7 x86

1. Create a separate partition big enough for vista and format it ntfs

2. Apply the image from the vista install.wim to that partition

an easy way to apply the image is with gimagex

https://www.autoitconsulting.com/files/gimagex/gimagex.zip

GImageX - GUI for Windows Imaging - AutoIt Consulting

GImageX is a freeware GUI for working with imaging WIM files providing an alternative to DISM. It can be used to capture, apply, mount, export, split and delete WIM files. GImageX is provided as a 32-bit and 64-bit native application that can be run even in WinPE.

www.autoitconsulting.com

3. use bcdboot command to add a boot menu entry.

For example if you applied the vista image to partition E

open an admin command prompt and type

bcdboot E:\windows

(then press enter)

 

[Andrei31910]

GREAT IDEA! I’ll try that! (Edited because SIW2 told me I can do it in Windows 7)

 

[Andrei31910]

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.1.7600.16385


Error: 87

The apply-image option is unknown.
For more information, refer to the help by running DISM.exe /?.

The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log

Log:
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM.EXE: Host machine information: OS Version=6.1.7601, Running architecture=x86, Number of processors=2
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM.EXE: Executing command line: dism /Apply-Image /Image-File:"G:\Lab\Windows Vista.iso\sources\install.wim" /Index:1 /ApplyDir:F:
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=5344 Getting the collection of providers from a local provider store type. - CDISMProviderStore::GetProviderCollection
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=5344 Provider has not previously been encountered. Attempting to initialize the provider. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=5344 Loading Provider from location C:\Windows\System32\Dism\WimProvider.dll - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=5344 Connecting to the provider located at C:\Windows\System32\Dism\WimProvider.dll. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_LoadProvider
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=5344 Provider has not previously been encountered. Attempting to initialize the provider. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=5344 Loading Provider from location C:\Windows\System32\Dism\FolderProvider.dll - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=5344 Connecting to the provider located at C:\Windows\System32\Dism\FolderProvider.dll. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_LoadProvider
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=5344 Provider has not previously been encountered. Attempting to initialize the provider. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=5344 Loading Provider from location C:\Windows\System32\Dism\CompatProvider.dll - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=5344 Connecting to the provider located at C:\Windows\System32\Dism\CompatProvider.dll. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_LoadProvider
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM.EXE: Got the collection of providers. Now enumerating them to build the command table.
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM.EXE: Attempting to add the commands from provider: WimManager
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM.EXE: Succesfully registered commands for the provider: WimManager.
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM.EXE: Attempting to add the commands from provider: FolderManager
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM.EXE: Attempting to add the commands from provider: DISM Log Provider
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM.EXE: Attempting to add the commands from provider: Compatibility Manager
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM.EXE: Succesfully registered commands for the provider: Compatibility Manager.
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Error DISM DISM.EXE: No providers were found that support the command(apply-image). HRESULT=0
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM.EXE: Image session has been closed. Reboot required=no.
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM.EXE:
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM.EXE: <----- Ending Dism.exe session ----->
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM.EXE:
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM Image Session: PID=5344 Disconnecting the provider store - CDISMImageSession::Final_OnDisconnect
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=5344 Disconnecting Provider: WimManager - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=5344 Disconnecting Provider: FolderManager - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=5344 Found the OSServices. Waiting to finalize it until all other providers are unloaded. - CDISMProviderStore::Final_OnDisconnect
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=5344 Disconnecting Provider: Compatibility Manager - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2025-05-09 07:56:22, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=5344 Releasing the local reference to DISMLogger. Stop logging. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider