Windows 10 Base build
Dell sent out a Windows 10 recovery disk for use on these computers. But when you go to load the disk, it loads, but to a screen with Reset this PC, Recover from a drive, or advanced options. When you...
View ArticleImage capture using Oracle Virtual Box and image assist
I have created a windows 7 Pro 32bit build in Oracle Virtual box and have got to the point where image assist has ran and reboots into the PE environment but it gets stuck on "windows is loading files"...
View ArticleImaging without creating boot drive
For whatever reason, my VM will not let me passthrough a usb drive. I am not terribly concerned, but if possible I would like to skip that step.Is it possible for me to simply just partition a drive,...
View ArticleProblems with ImageAssist on machines using m.2 SSD drives (NOT NVMe)
Hello guys,first i have to admit, that i face ImageAssist the very first time, so maybe i´m asking a dumb or boring question. i tried the Search inside this Forum but didn´t get any results..Ok, so...
View ArticleDell articles that address the NVMe Solid State Drives and the Intel Skylake...
This article provides the information on "New technology (NVMe, Skylake etc.) that may affect how you install or image your system with Microsoft Windows".www.dell.com/nvme-support
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Windows 10 SYSPREP problems
Hello! This is my first post to this forum. I started using DIA this year as Dell advised us that future machines would need to be imaged using DIA. I successfully created a Windows 7 Enterprise image...
View ArticleWindows 10 Release 1511
I am receiving this error when trying to use Image Assist - "this is an upgrade version and is not supported by this tool"This is after upgrading to 1511
View ArticleImageAssist – Windows 10: Upgrades v. Updates, WaaS / OEM / VLA / reimaging
Starting with Windows 10 and Microsoft’s new Windows as a service release model, organizations will need to rethink about how they upgrade and deploy Windows. This article will primarily focus on...
View ArticleWindows 10 Ent 64 Build Base: DIA unable to detect system drive for capture
I have an Optilex 7010 w latest BIOS which I need to use to build a base OS for Win10 Enterprise 64 (I don't have access to many newer PCs for this). Windows 10 installs fine and operates normally. 1st...
View ArticleSkipRearm during unattend build
Is there a way to add the skiprearm to the unattend file that is built using the tool?
View Article5510 Windows 7 problems
Hello,I've been working with some images I built. After some trial and error I built some stable and rather cooperative images. I went to apply it to a precision 5510 and I can't get it to boot.Is...
View ArticleMerging Images
Is there a way to merge and deploy multiple WIMs with Dell Image Assist?When I merge the images using DISM or imagex the tool DIA complains that the WIMs where not created with this tool
View ArticleWindows 8.1 driver injection
We have a script telling image assist to automatically map a network drive to the location where the family cabs are being held. I've noticed since I started using the latest version of ImageAssist...
View ArticleDell Image Assist Restore and Capture Log Locations
Does anyone know where the restore and capture logs are located?
View ArticleWindows 10 - No metro/modern apps working after creating image and restoring it.
Hello,I just created an image with DELLs ImageAssist.if I restore the image on the same pc(DELL Precision Tower 3620), the modern applications like the store, calculator and so on are not opening...
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ImageAssist: Building a Windows 10 OEM image using VMWare Workstation 12
This is tutorial with simple step by step instructions in: How to create a VM.How to install Windows 10. How to install Dell ImageAssist. How to capture your Gold image using ImageAssist.These...
View ArticleImageAssist: Removing unwanted Windows 10 Apps
Windows 10 comes loaded with a lot of default apps. Depending on which version you have, you will see various apps in your start menu that you don’t want. The very first thing you should try is simply...
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ImageAssist: How to download your ISO image from the www.support.dell.com site
Since the release of Microsoft Windows 10, there have been changes from Microsoft in how we get our OEM copy of Windows. Microsoft has done away with OEM media and it’s only available through download...
View ArticleImage Assist and Windows 10 OEM image
Coming from Imagedirect to ImageAsset, I need to create a Windows 10 OEM image for my users and I am trying to understand the changes.1. I seem to understand that I need to use the recovery media to do...
View ArticleWindows 7 - Audit Mode
Hi everyone,I'm working on my first maintenance image, and had a question that I have not seen answered anywhere.When I build by images for WDS deployment, I always build the image in audit mode, and...
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