Stuck on converting ESD to WIM File using a script tool

souf07 · 14 Nov 2017

topgundcp said:

The error may indicate that the install.esd was built using the Recovery compression option. Faster and smaller in size build but cannot be mounted. Using this option, the conversion takes about 20 seconds, with Max compression will take 4 minutes but can be mounted.

If you wish, you can try:
Copy install.esd to desktop. Open Admin command and copy/paste each step below to run.

cd %USERPROFILE%\Desktop
Get the source index for Windows edition to use in step 3:
dism.exe /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\install.esd
dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:"install.esd" /SourceIndex:8 /DestinationImageFile:"install.wim" /Compress:Max
Verify:
dism.exe /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\install.wim

NOTE: In step 3. The install.esd used is from the MCT ISO. Index: 8 is for Windows 10 Pro

Unfortunately i tried index number 8 but it give me a error number 87. when i try index number 1 it will export untill it reach 84%

topgundcp · 14 Nov 2017

Your install.esd only contains a single index ie. 1 so if you use index 8 which does not exist ==> error
My install.esd for Windows 10 version 1709 contains 9 indices, each represents a Windows edition. In the screen shot, 8 is for Windows 10 Pro:

Stuck on converting ESD to WIM File using a script tool-p1.jpg

Using index 8, I only want to build an install.wim for Windows 10 Pro only. Note that it only took 30 seconds to complete.

Stuck on converting ESD to WIM File using a script tool-p2.jpg

Get the info on the newly created install.wim, I only get Windows 10 Pro.

Stuck on converting ESD to WIM File using a script tool-p3.jpg

So if you get an error. then either something is wrong with this install.esd or itn does not allow to mount. Some members in this forum might remember this: there was time that the ISO downloaded from MCT did not allow to mount, we had to download the version from Techbench for it to work. As I said earlier, they used different compression algorithm which allow to read and use to install but not modify. You might want to re-download from a different source.

FreeBooter · 14 Nov 2017

Please follow my instructions at below link, i hope the instructions will be helpful for your issue.

How To Convert install.esd to install.wim Image File

souf07 · 22 Nov 2017

FreeBooter said:

Please follow my instructions at below link, i hope the instructions will be helpful for your issue.

How To Convert install.esd to install.wim Image File

Thanks ! i figured out the ESD file was corrupted so i used a other ESD file and used your method and it works!! thnx

FreeBooter · 22 Nov 2017

Thank you for letting us know that all is now well!