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NickTh said:

Sorry, blind me
And of course the suggestion can be considered as a fail from the begining, considering the user I gave it
I mean, I don't know what possess me sometimes and I'm giving suggestions to MVPs
Nah, nothing but Double blind Me. Just saw the title of the user.

Just because Alpha's an MVP, he may not be a Windows one. <Hi Alpha> Of course, I haven't a clue what his MVPness might be, but if he should have a problem and I know the answer, I'm not shy about telling him (or anyone else) what I think​ I know. :)

Just as a FYI, there are many, many MVPs in many, many different areas of Microsoft products. I was one for about three years, but because Microsoft decided to abandon "my" product, I no longer am. No biggie . . . I still get to test new product!

So, I try to carefully read the problem someone's having and then reply accordingly. Sometimes, in spite of myself, I give advice/information the other person doesn't need. :) Oh, well, these guys and gals are very forgiving when we accidentally put our feets into it . . .

When the install goes to Preparing you need to grab the esd file before it's done that stage.

I missed it two times two weeks ago before catching it. I guess that's when Kari posted this in his tut.

Kari said:

Keep your eyes on the PC Settings > Update and Recovery. When the upgrade download gets to 100%, the next phase before the installation starts is Preparing to install updates:

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At this point Windows has already created the hidden folder C:\$Windows.~BT. In its subfolder Sources you can find the install.esd file:

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Hurry up, copy it and paste to another drive before the "Preparing" phase runs to 100%; when installation starts after the preparation and it for any reason fails, the install files including the esd file are gone, the folder only containing some logs.

Now download the tool, link in tutorial (first post in this thread) and follow instructions to create your own ISO image.

Kari

alphanumeric said:

My official title is was Windows Expert-Consumer, that's what it says on my ID card anyway. I honestly don't consider myself an expert, but I like to think I do know a thing or two when it counts. That title is going to change, I got an e-mail with the new tittle. My Technical Expertise is now Windows Experience. I liked the old title better but hey. Microsoft MVP is a free perk so if that's what they want to call me fine by me.

I'm glad you got renewed, Alpha, no matter what they're calling you. :) I really enjoyed being an MVP while it lasted, but as long as I get to test, that's OK by me.