Windows 7 AIO DVD - All editions of Windows 7 in a DVD

We have already an article to merge all editions of Windows Vista into single DVD and it works with Windows 7 as well. Our an reader wished to have an simple step by step guide to create Windows 7 AIO DVD or you can say the biggest AIO, that have all x86 and x64 editions including Enterprise editions. Finally we have done it and managed to fit it into a 4GB DVD, that is the most interesting thing. So without wasting your time, Lets start…

Requires:

Windows 7 DVD/ISO (x86 & x64) – You can choose any edition, because the DVD holds the all editions i.e. Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate.
Windows 7 Enterprise DVD/ISO (x86 & x64) – Windows 7 Enterprise is not available through retail channels.
Windows Automation Installation Kit (WAIK for Windows 7)
Blank DVD (DVD5 – 4GB in size) compatible DVD Burner and CD/DVD burning software (like Nero, ImgBurn)

How To:

(We have merged all x64 editions one by one into x86 DVD, because x64 DVD has 64-bit contents that can’t run under Win32 mode but Vista x86 content can run under 64-bit environment easily under SYSWOW64 and x64 DVD has only less editions than x86 DVD)

1. Install WAIK and the burning program & create folders as shown in figure:

Create the folders hierarchy

We created a folder named AIO on the root of E: drive and then two subfolders named DVD and WIMs in AIO.

2. Now copy/extract the content of Windows 7 x86 edition into DVD folder and copy/extract all WIM image file (install.wim, located under sources folder) into WIMs folder.

Copy or Extract WIM files

We extracted and renamed all WIM images like that.

3. First of all unlock the x86 editions, delete ei.cfg file from AIO\DVD\Sources folder. For more information: Unlock all editions from Windows 7 ISO image (x86 and x64)

4. Run WAIK command prompt (Deployment Tools Command Prompt) As Administrator

Start > All Programs > Microsoft Windows AIK > Deployment Tools Command Prompt

Run WAIK Command Prompt as Administrator

Each edition has an unique INDEX NO. in the install.wim (WIM file), you can check using the following command.

Imagex /info <path_of_wim_file>

The List of INDEX NOS in different WIM files:

Windows 7 x86	Windows 7 x64	Windows 7 Enterprise x86	Windows 7 Enterprise x64
Starter – 1	Home Basic – 1	Enterprise – 1	Enterprise – 1
Home Basic – 2	Home Premium – 2
Home Premium – 3	Professional – 3
Professional – 4	Ultimate – 4
Ultimate – 5

These INDEX NOS will be needed, when we export one edition from an WIM file to another one.

5. Now execute the following command with appropriate INDEX NO to export a copy of the specified edition to another WIM file.

Imagex /export <path_of_source_wim_file> <index_no> <path_of_destination_wim_file> <description_of_edition>

Exporting a copy of Windows 7 Enterprise

For Us, the commands will be as follows:

For Windows 7 Enterprise x86

Imagex /export “E:\AIO\WIMs\Windows_7x86_ENT.wim” 1 “E:\AIO\DVD\sources\install.wim” “Windows 7 ENTERPRISE”

For Windows 7 Home Basic x64

Imagex /export “E:\AIO\WIMs\Windows_7x64_ULT.wim” 1 “E:\AIO\DVD\sources\install.wim” “Windows 7 HOMEBASIC (x64)”

For Windows 7 Home Premium x64

Imagex /export “E:\AIO\WIMs\Windows_7x64_ULT.wim” 2 “E:\AIO\DVD\sources\install.wim” “Windows 7 HOMEPREMIUM (x64)”

For Windows 7 Professional x64

Imagex /export “E:\AIO\WIMs\Windows_7x64_ULT.wim” 3 “E:\AIO\DVD\sources\install.wim” “Windows 7 PROFESSIONAL (x64)”

For Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Imagex /export “E:\AIO\WIMs\Windows_7x64_ULT.wim” 4 “E:\AIO\DVD\sources\install.wim” “Windows 7 ULTIMATE (x64)”

For Windows 7 Enterprise x64

Imagex /export “E:\AIO\WIMs\Windows_7x64_ENT.wim” 1 “E:\AIO\DVD\sources\install.wim” “Windows 7 ENTERPRISE (x64)”

6. Once you are done! The WIM image in AIO folder will be an Universal WIM file, which will have all editions of Windows 7. The size of WIM file would be approx 3.41GB. Now DVD folder is ready and you can make bootable DVD and UFD to take a shot.

How to make bootable UFD: Install Windows Vista and Windows 7 using bootable USB storage device.

How to make bootable ISO or DVD: Create bootable Windows Vista and Windows 7 DVD or Create bootable Windows 7 DVD using Nero.

7. Windows 7 AIO is ready now! You have followed simple 7 steps to create Windows 7 All-In-One DVD, that includes total 11 editions and fit into a single layer DVD.

Windows 7 AIO DVD

Apart from all these things, it save your 3 blank DVDs and lots of bandwidth, which could be used to download different editions of Windows7. So install it and have fun…

Applies To:

Windows 7 family (It also works with Windows 7 SP1)
Windows Vista family
Windows Server 2008

– UPDATED 02/22/2011

193 responses to “Create Windows 7 AIO (All In One) DVD – Merge All editions of Windows 7 in a DVD”

claudio

2011-02-24

can i integrate all 32 and 64 windows 7 versions, with this manual and then unnatended them with rt seven lite?

(http://www.rtwincustomize.net/web/index.php?/topic/7400-rt-seven-lite-rc-v170-and-beta-v260/)

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Loc Doc

2011-02-22

Tanks for the great How To. I allready made myself a Win7 AIO version without service pack 1 last year with a different method. Now that i finished your instructions everything seems to work, but unfortunately it doesn’t fit anymore on a 4GB usb flash drive as the version without SP1 did. With all x86 and x64 integrated it was about 25MB too big. I removed Home Starter x86 and x64 which I don’t need, but it’s still 3,19MB too big and I don’t want to remove any more editions. Any suggestions?

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1. Alastair
  
  2011-02-23
  
  Other than using a larger USB? Try nLite http://www.nliteos.com
2. Alastair
  
  2011-02-23
  
  Rather vLite http://www.vlite.net
TG

2011-02-22

Is it possible to achieve this after integrating updates in either Vista or 7 isos? If so that would be super. Thanks for the tutorial

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kwagga

2011-02-20

Hi Admin,

First off, awesome tutorial, it worked wonders, making my life much easier!
I downloaded the new SP1 versions from the Microsoft Volume Licensing site.
I downloaded “Windows 7 Professional w/ Service Pack 1” in both 32 and 64 bit.
The problem is, there is only 1 index file in each. I doubt there are “enterprise versions” as you don’t get ‘Windows 7 Professional Enterprise’ ;)
Is there a way to extract the other versions? ei.cfg was deleted from the E:\AIO\DVD directory – so I don’t think it’s causing the blocking.
Thanks in advance! Keep up the good work!
/* WIM information remvoed */

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1. kwagga
  
  2011-02-22
  
  OK as it turns out, I’m using Volume License discs, these cannot be unlocked by using ei.cfg, should it be removed, the the system will fail to boot. Stick to OEM/Retail discs.
Shaun

2011-02-20

The imageX won’t work. Only shows me instructions on how to use.

Windows 7 Ultimate x64, trying to make a Service Pack 1 version.

Already had followed this for one about 6 months ago.

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1. Shaun
  
  2011-02-20
  
  OK worked something out.
  
  You have all the command line code wrong (as of the sp1 anyway).
  
  I cannot have ” around the file locations. Seems to take the path of imagex and adds the file path directly after like C:\Windows\System32\C:\AIO\DVD\sources…….
  
  Also cannot have ” around the name and therefore cannot have spaces.
  
  Its the only way it works at this stage unless you got some suggestions.
2. Alastair
  
  2011-02-22
  
  How did you get round this? Im getting exactly the same, tried including the full path to imagex but still just displays instructions as if command line is wrong
3. joker
  
  2011-02-24
  
  you have to do it like this
  ex:
  imagex /export E:\AIO\WIMs\Windows_7x64_ULT.wim 1 E:\AIO\DVD\sources\install.wim “Windows 7 HOMEBASIC (x64)”
4. Alastair
  
  2011-02-24
  
  Works fine on the Enterprise and Enterprise 64 WIM files, but when using on the Ultimate64 it comes back with instructions for all 4 editions, path and WIM are fine.
  Im using:
  imagex /export C:\Win7\WIMS\Win7U641.wim 1 C:\Win7\Win7U_D\sources\install.wim “Windows 7 HOMEBASIC (x64)”
5. Alastair
  
  2011-02-24
  
  Ok, you have to remove the quotes on name and any spaces. So it becomes:
  
  imagex /export C:\Win7\WIMS\Win7U641.wim 2 C:\Win7\Win7U_D\sources\install.wim Windows7HOMEPREMIUMx64
  
  Strange as quotes work ok on Enterprise WIMs
6. Robert
  
  2011-02-25
  
  @Altair — that’s odd. Worked fine for me over here with the quotes.
Robert

2011-02-16

Will this be the same for SP1? It just came out on technet/msdn today.

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1. Admin
  
  2011-02-17
  
  Yup! its same for SP1 too.
Ranjeet Malik

2011-02-04

Hello what about the recovery environment I do I merge both x86 and x64 as I have read some where

The difference with most other All-In-One versions, is that this version also has a 64-bits Recovery Mode, for system recovery. Other All-In-One versions are often (read: almost all) based on the 32-bits version, which makes it unable to use the Recovery Mode if you’re on a 64-bits OS.

how can I merge both the recovery environment PLZ reply ASAP

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Regsnerven

2011-02-03

Hey,

how could you integrate language packs in those AIO DVDs ??

Thx
Rn

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Priya

2011-01-19

Good Idea. Is it possible to merge Windows 7 + Microsoft Word + Microsoft Security Essentials + My other related software as Single DVD (similar to unattended installation).

Please tell the good tool . and teach how to do.

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1. Jay
  
  2011-01-24
  
  I also followed the tutorial step by step, and when I go to install from the newly created dvd, once the os choice menu comes up it is totally blank, there is no choices. There seems to be blank fields but I get an error when I select any of them.
nice

2011-01-13

sir i did all the step but the problem is when i boot the nothing like “select the operating system you want to install” its just go like a normal windows 7 ultimate only

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1. Admin
  
  2011-01-13
  
  Did you unlock the Windows 7 ISO/DVD? It may contain ei.cfg file.
2. nice
  
  2011-01-14
  
  yes i did and i forgot to to tell you that im using iso and the EI.cfg is allready deleted and its the ultimate 32bit and i only want to create a AIO 32bits only.